Estanislao Zuleta

Infobox Philosopher
region = Western Philosophy
era = 20th-century philosophy
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name = Estanislao Zuleta
birth = February 3, 1935 (Medellín, Colombia)
death = death date and age|1990|2|17|1935|2|17 (Cali, Colombia)
school_tradition = Existentialism
main_interests = Phylosophy, Psycology, Marxism, Social Economy, Education, History, Latin America
influences = Marx, Thomas Mann, Nietzsche, González and others
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Estanislao Zuleta (born in 1935 in Medellín, Antioquia - died in 1990 in Cali, Valle) was a Latin American philosopher, writer and pedagogian from Colombia. He was known especially for his works on the universities being a professor for all his life. More important than his writings, Zuleta is remembered by his conferences that were carefully recorded by his colleagues and pupils and published several times during his life and after his death in 1990. He dedicated especially to philosophy, Latin American economy, psycology and education. He let treaties on ancient and modern thinkers of a rich social and historical analysis over the Latin American cultural context. He was an adviser in the United Nations, the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture, the Colombian Institute for the Agrarian Reform (Incora), an adviser of former president Belisario Betancur Cuartas and a writer for Crisis Magazine of Medellín. He was rewarded by the Honoris Causa in psycology of Universidad del Valle in 1980. The Estanislao Zuleta Foundation is the institution that keeps and promotes the legacy of the Colombian philosopher.

Life

Zuleta was born in Medellín on February 3 1935 from a family of intelectuals. His father died on June 24 1934 in the same plane crush that killed the famous Tango composer and singer Carlos Gardel in his visit to the Colombian Andean city. He was also a disciple of the Colombian philosophier Fernando González Ochoa.

The one who was to be one of the most famous Colombian lecturers, abandoned the school when he was just an adolescent to study by himself. The lad was to take it seriously and soon he fall in love with philosophy reading all the classics and the universal philosophy, literature, history, art and social science. His deep knowledge of all those authors was expressed in his articles, books and his memorable conferences in many universities of the nation.

Beginning

One of his most dedicated studies was Latin American political economy of whic he started to make conferences in Bogotá in 1963 especially in the National University of Colombia and Universidad Libre. He became professor in both university teaching law and philosophy.

In 1969 he went to Cali to work in Universidad Santiago de Cali, where he became vice-rector. From Cali he returned to his native Medellín to teach in the University of Antioquia.

Professor and research

Zuleta was not only a professor, but he dedicated his life to investigation in different areas of the knowledge like social economy and education in the superior centers where he was working. Finally he stayed definitely in the city of Cali where he worked in the Universidad del Valle and Universidad Santiago de Cali.

In 1980 the Universidad del Valle gave him the Honoris Causa for his researchs in psycology and in the day of the ceremony he read one of the most famous treaties in Colombia: "Praise of the Difficulty" ("Elogio a la Dificultad"). The last decade of his life he stayed in that University and he died in Cali on February 17 1990 at the age of 50.

Zuleta founded several newspapers and magazines, such as "Crisis" (1957), "Agitacion" (1962) and "Estrategias" (1963).

Thought

Zuleta was also known as a well-respected scholar of philosophy specializing in Greek philosophers, Hegel, Marx, Heidegger, Sartre, and Freud, among others.

Obras

Works and articles of Estanislao Zuleta. [See the list of the "Centro Virtual Isaacs", " [http://dintev.univalle.edu.co/cvisaacs/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=5 Obras publicadas] ". Link retrieaved on June 13 2008.]

* (1963) Comentarios a la “Introducción general a la crítica de la economía política” de Carlos Marx. Editorial Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín.
* (1967) Conferencias de economía política latinoamericana. Editorial Universidad Libre. Bogotá.
* (1970) Historia económica de Colombia. Universidad del Tolima. Ibagué.
* (1973) La tierra en Colombia. Editorial Oveja Negra. Bogotá.
* (1976) Conferencias sobre historia económica de Colombia. Ediciones Tiempo Crítico.
* (1977) Comentarios a la “Introducción general a la crítica de la economía política” de Carlos Marx. Editorial La Carreta. Colombia.
* (1977) Lógica y crítica. Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad del Valle. Cali.
* (1977) Conferencias sobre historia económica de Colombia. Ediciones La Carreta.
* (1977) Thomas Mann, la montaña mágica y la llanura prosaica. Colección Autores Nacionales. Biblioteca Colombiana de Cultura.
* (1978) Teoría de Freud al final de su vida. Editorial Latina.
* (1980) Comentarios a “Así habló Zaratustra” de Nietzsche. Facultad de Humanidades.
* (1980) El matrimonio, la muerte y la propiedad en Tolstoi. Editorial Nueva Letra. Cali.
* (1985) El pensamiento psicoanalítico. Colección Espejo. Editorial Percepción. Medellín.
* (1985) Sobre la idealización en la vida personal y colectiva y otros ensayos. Procultura. Bogotá.
* (1986) Psicoanálisis y criminología. Editorial Percepción.
* (1986) Arte y Filosofía. Colección Quipus. Editorial Percepción. Medellín.
* (1987) Ensayos sobre Carlos Marx. Colección Quipus. Editorial Percepción. Medellín.
* (1988) La poesía de Luis Carlos López. Colección Metáfora. Editorial Percepción. Medellín.
* (1991) Colombia: violencia, democracia y derechos humanos. Ensayos Letras Cubanas. Altamira Editores.
* (1994) Elogio a la dificultad y otros ensayos. Fundación Estanislao Zuleta.
* (1995) Educación y democracia. Corporación Tercer Milenio.
* (1995) Educación y democracia. Fundación Estanislao Zuleta.
* (1996) Lógica y crítica. Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad del Valle. Santiago de Cali.
* (2000) Elogio a la dificultad y otros ensayos. Fundación Estanislao Zuleta.
* (2001) Arte y Filosofía. Editorial Hombre Nuevo.
* (2001) El Quijote, un nuevo sentido de la aventura. Hombre Nuevo Editores.
* (2004) Psicoanálisis y criminología. Hombre Nuevo Editores. Medellín.
* (2004) El pensamiento psicoanalítico. Hombre Nuevo Editores. Medellín.
* (2004) Educación y democracia. Editorial Hombre Nuevo.
* (2007) Tres rescates. Fundación Estanislao Zuleta y Hombre Nuevo Editores. Medellín.
* Nietzsche y el ideal ascético. Universidad de Antioquia.

Articles:

* (1975) Homenaje a Thomas Mann. Revista Universidad del Valle #1. Santiago de Cali.
* (1977) Lógica y crítica. Revista Pliegos # 4. Universidad del Valle. Cali.
* {1981) Reflexiones sobre el fetichismo. Revista de Extensión cultural #11, Universidad Nacional. Medellín. 1981.
* (1982) Sobre la idealización en la vida personal y colectiva y otros ensayos. Revista de Extensión cultural #12-13-14 Universidad Nacional. Medellín.
* (1985) La educación: un campo de combate. Entrevista a Estanislao Zuleta. Revista Educación y Cultura #4, FECODE. Bogotá. 1985.
* (1990) La violencia política en Colombia. Revista Foro # 12. Colombia.
* (2001) La participación democrática y su relación con la educación. Revista Polis. Universidad Bolivariana Vol. 1, #2. 2001.
* (2002) Ciudad e identidad. Revista de Estudios Sociales # 11. Colombia.
* (2006) Democracia, participación y sociedad en Colombia. Revista Foro # 59-60.

References

Notes

Bibliografy

* [http://docencia.udea.edu.co/edufisica/democracia/contenidos/la%20sociologia%20y%20la%20escuela.doc University of Antioquia; Estanislao Zuleta interview]
* CARMINA, Hector Fabio. Biografía de Estanislao Zuleta. Fundación Estanislao Zuleta, publicación [http://www.sappiens.com/html/ejemplos/sociedad/sappiens/comunidades/ejemplossociedad1nsf/unids/Biograf%EDa%20de%20Estanislao%20Zuleta%20(Colombia)/2359F755643A516841256FAF00628DBA2d8e.html?opendocument Sapiens.com] , Universidad del Valle, Cali, 3 de abril de 2001.