Enrique Molina Garmendia (August 4, 1871,

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- March 8, 1964,

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) was a Chilean educator and philosopher who promoted and aided in the development of the decentralization of education in Chile.Universidad de Concepción - Portal externo. «Enrique Molina Garmendia». Consultado el 6 de septiembre de 2012. His greatest achievement was founding the

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(University of Concepción), the third oldest university in Chile and the first to be located outside the capital

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. Garmendia is considered the most distinguished

pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken as ...

of his time, as well as one of the most influential Chilean philosophers.Biografías y Vidas. «Enrique Molina Garmendia» (HTM). Consultado el 24 de marzo de 2013. He received various distinctions during his lifetime, among them the honor of

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from the University of Chile and that of Rector Honorario Vitalicio (Honorary University President for Life) from the University of Concepción.Fuentes, Karina (7 de marzo de 2014). «Romería al mausoleo de Enrique Molina conmemora 50 años de su muerte». Panorama Udec. Archivado desde el original el 13 de marzo de 2014. Consultado el 13 de marzo de 2014.

Publications

Some of his main works, including books, scientific, and philosophical articles: * 1907 - The Task of the Professor and Education * 1909 - The Social Philosophy of Lester Ward * 1909 - Science and Traditionalism * 1909 - The Pragmatism of William James * 1912 - Culture and General Education * Revista Atenea

1913 - American Philosophy (Collection of Essays) * 1914 - Contemporary Education * 1917 - American Democracies and What They Have to Do * 1920 - On the Two Americas * 1921 - From California to Harvard (Studies about the North American University and Some Problems of Ours) * 1935 - The Russian and Bolchevista Revoluction * 1940 - Projects of the Intuition * 1941 - Pilgrimage of the University * 1942 - A Philospical Confesion and a Call for Improving Hispanic America * 1943 - Memories of Don Valentín Letelier * 1944 - The Philosophy of Bergson * 1944 - Nietzche, Dionysianism, and Asceticism. His Life and Ideology * 1947 - On Spirituality in Human Life * 1952 - Tragedy and Realization of the Spirit

Distinctions

The work ''Tribute to the Spirit of the Founders of the University of Concepción'', designed by Samuel Román, honors Enrique Molina as the co-founder and first rector of the

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In his various trips through other countries Molina Garmendia received multiple distinction and awards including: * Goethe Medal,

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* Academic member of the Faculty of Philosophy at the

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* Official of the Academy of Ministry of Public Instrucion,

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* Knight of the Crown,

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* Member of the athenaeum,

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* Award of Art from the Municipality of Concepión,

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

, Concepción,

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Additionally in 1956 he was named the rector of the University of Conceptión for life; in 1959 the author Samuel Román erected in his name the monument ''Tribute to the Spirit of the Founders of the University of Concepción,'' placed at the City University of Conceptión. The same year he received the honorary title,

at the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

References

External links

Web oficial del Liceo Enrique Molina Garmendia (archived)

1871 births 1964 deaths Chilean philosophers Chilean people of Basque descent Liceo Gregorio Cordovez alumni University of Chile alumni University of Concepción faculty {{Chile-philosopher-stub