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Xavier Rubert de Ventós
(b.1939) is a Catalan philosopher. De la Modernidad. Ensayos de filosofía crítica [From Modernity. Essays in Critical Philosophy, 1980], is considered his main work and outlines his philosophy.
De Ventós was a member of parliament for the Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (Socialist Party of Catalonia) from 1986 to 1986 and a European parliamentarian from 1986-1994. He resumed university teaching in 1995. Received the Creu de Sant Jordi (Saint George Cross) from the Generalitat (Government) of Catalonia in 1999.Eurozine Articles
"If I don't say what I think, what's the point of being mad?"
A conversation with Catalan philosopher Xavier Rubert de Ventós
"If my philosophy has been of any use to me, it's been to situate my monstrous condition within an order of general discourse." The Catalan philosopher and former MEP explains why he finds reactionaries more interesting than liberals and what he means by the "non-Fichtean ego". [more]
06.05.2008