About Carla Cordua
Born 1925. Carla Cordua is a Chilean philosopher, philosophy teacher, editor, writer and literary scholar.
Carla Cordua (born 25 December 1925) is a Chilean philosopher.
Life Cordua was born in Los Ángeles, Chile on Christmas Day, 1925. She entered the University of Chile in 1948 and studied under Bogumil Jasinowski and Oscar Marín.
In 2006 she received the Jorge Millas Award for academic merit from the Austral University of Chile.
She was married to Roberto Torretti who was also a philosopher. During the period of military dictatorship the two left Chile. In 2011 they were jointly awarded Chile's National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Who is Carla Cordua?
Chilean philosopher
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Carla Cordua was born on 25 December 1925 in Los Ángeles.
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Carla Cordua is a philosopher, philosophy teacher, editor, writer and literary scholar.
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Carla Cordua is Chilean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Carla Cordua. https://biography.guide/carla-cordua/
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