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José Barata-Moura

b. 1948

Portuguese politician and philosopher

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Born 1948. José Barata-Moura is a Portuguese politician, philosopher, writer and musician.

José Adriano Rodrigues Barata-Moura, GOSE (born 26 June 1948 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese philosopher, and a prestigious actual figure of the Portuguese culture. Dedicating his thought to many philosophical subjects such as politics, ethics and, most of all, to ontology. From May 7, 1998 until May 22, 2006, Barata-Moura served as the Rector of the University of Lisbon. He graduated from the University of Lisbon as a philosophy student in 1970. Nowadays, José Barata-Moura teaches Ancient Philosophy, the Philosophy of the German Idealism and Marxist Philosophy in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. Still very active in his philosophical career, José Barata-Moura is a specialist in the German Idealism Philosophy, specially on Kant and Hegel, without mentioning his vast knowledge of Marxist thought.

He is member of the Presidency of Internationale Gesellschaft für dialektische Philosophie, and member of the Senate of the Convent for Europaische Philosophie und Ideengeschichte. José Barata-Moura is also a Correspondent, in the area of Humanities and Letters, of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon.

José Barata-Moura was elected as a deputy of the European Parliament during the period 1993-1994.

He is also a longtime member of the Portuguese Communist Party, having written several essays on Marxist subjects.

Barata-Moura is also well known in Portugal as the author of several children's songs (e.g. Come a papa, Joana).

Books published 1972 - Kant e o conceito de Filosofia 1973 - Da redução das causas em Aristóteles 1977 - Estética da canção política 1977 - Totalidade e contradição 1977 - O coelho barafunda 1978 - Ideologia e Prática 1979 - EPISTEME. Perspectivas gregas sobre o saber. Heraclito-Platão-Aristóteles 1982 - Para uma crítica da "Filosofia dos valores" 1986 - Da representação à "práxis" 1986 - Ontologias da "práxis", e idealismos 1990 - A "realização da razão" - um programa hegeliano? 1994 - Marx e a crítica da "Escola Histórica do Direito" 1994 - Prática. Para uma aclaração do seu sentido como categoria filosófica 1998 - Materialismo e subjectividade 1999 - Estudos de Filosofia Portuguesa 2007 - O Outro Kant 2007 - Da Mentira: Um Ensaio - Transbordante de Errores 2010 - Estudos sobre a Ontologia de Hegel. Ser, Verdade, Contradição 2010 - Sobre Lénine e a Filosofia. A Reivindicação do Materialismo Dialéctico com Projecto 2012 - Totalidade e Contradição Acerca da Dialéctica 2013 - Filosofia em "O Capital". Uma Aproximação 2014 - Três Ensaios em Torno do Pensamento Político e Estético de Álvaro Cunhal 2015 - Marx, Engels e a Crítica do Utopismo 2017 - Ontologia e Política. Estudos em Torno de Marx - II 2018 - As Teses das «Teses». Para Um Exercício de Leitura

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University of Lisbon
Positions held
Member of the European Parliament
Employers
University of Lisbon
Awards
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
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Frequently asked questions

Who is José Barata-Moura?

Portuguese politician and philosopher

When was José Barata-Moura born?

José Barata-Moura was born on 26 June 1948 in Lisbon.

What is José Barata-Moura's occupation?

José Barata-Moura is a politician, philosopher, writer and musician.

What nationality is José Barata-Moura?

José Barata-Moura is Portuguese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: José Barata-Moura

· Wikidata: Q2073164

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