Joaquim Clotet Martí (

Mataró Mataró () is the capital and largest town of the ''comarca'' of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and ...

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, March 16, 1946) holds a

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in Philosophy and Letters, with outstanding work in the area of

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and

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. Since 2004, he has been the President of the

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(PUCRS),

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Biography and academic background

Born in the city of Mataró, a province of

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in Spain, Joaquim Clotet graduated with a degree in English and Philosophy and Letters (1972) from the

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(Spain), obtaining a doctorate in Philosophy and Letters from the same institution (1980). After his doctorate, he completed studies and research at the Gregorian University of Rome (

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), the

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, USA), the

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, United Kingdom). After teaching for nine years in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Barcelona, he moved to Porto Alegre in 1984, when he became a full professor at PUCRS. He also taught at UFRGS in the Graduate Program in Medicine – Medical Practice – in 1995 and 1996. From 1994 to 2004, he was the Senior Vice President of PUCRS, assuming the Presidency in December 2004. He was reappointed in 2008 and 2012. His administration has been highlighted by the increase of

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in all academic areas, and the incentive for research, entrepreneurship and innovation. In addition to being President, Clotet is Full Professor of Bioethics in the Master's and Doctorate Programs of Medicine and Dentistry. He is a Visiting Professor at the

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(Spain), the

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) and the

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(Argentina). He was a member of the National Committee on Access and Use of the

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, by the Ministry of Health, the National Committee for Ethics in Research, by the Ministry of Health (1997-2001) and President of the Riograndense Society of Bioethics (1999-2001). He was also a member of the Hume Society, the

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(USA), the Iberoamerican Society for Utilitarian Studies (Spain), the

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(USA) and the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics (USA). Visiting Fellow, Exeter College, University of Oxford, 2017.

Publications

* ''Bioética: uma visão panorâmica (Bioethics: an overview)'' Porto Alegre,Brazil,Edipucrs,2005 * ''Bioética: uma aproximação(Bioethics: an approximation)'' Porto Alegre,Brazil,Edipucrs,2003 * ''Uma introdução à Bioética (An Introduction to Bioethics)'' Porto Alegre,Brazil,Nestlé,2002-contributor * ''Bioética(Bioethics)'' Porto Alegre,Brazil,Edipucrs,2001-editor * ''Sobre Bioética e Robert M. Veatch: textos(On bioethics and Robert M. Veatch: papers)'' Porto Alegre,Brazil,Edipucrs,2001-editor * ''Consentimento informado e a sua prática na assistência e na pesquisa no Brasil(Informed consent and its practice in assistance and research in Brazil)'' Porto Alegre,Brazil,Edipucrs,2000-contributor * ''A justiça: abordagens filosóficas(Justice: philosophical approaches)'' Porto Alegre,Brazil,PUCRS-Editora Acadêmica,1988-editor * ''Los 60 Conceptos Claves de la Antropología Cultural(The 60 Key Concepts of Cultural Anthropology)'' Barcelona,Spain,Daimon,1982-contributor * ''G.E.Moore: Principhia Ethica'' Barcelona,Spain,Editorial Laia,1982-editor, introduction and comments * ''Guía Didáctica Filosofía 3 BUP(Philosophy Coursebook 3 – High School)'' Zaragoza,Spain,Edelvives,1978-contributor * ''Filosofía 3 BUP(Philosophy 3 – High School)'' Zaragoza,Spain,1977-contributor Clotet has also published a variety of articles in national and international scientific journals.Biblioteca PUCRS
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Awards received

2013 * Doctor Honoris Causa - Dalhousie University 2012 * Luiz de Miranda Poet Award, given by the Royal Academy of Letters – Order of the Brotherhood of Poets – Brazil * Eastern Troops Award, in the Personality Category, given by the Military Police - Command of Policing the Capital – 19th Battalion of the Military Police 2009 * Brother Afonso Medal, awarded by PUCRS 2008 * Diploma from the Order of the Knights of Osório, Brazilian Military – Southern Military Command, Cavalry Guard's 3rd Regiment 2007 * Honorary Title of Citizen of Porto Alegre, City Hall of Porto Alegre, Law Nº 10.243, August 29, 2007 1972 * Beca-Prêmio (Academic Distinction and Grant awarded to the most outstanding student), School of Modern Languages at the University of Barcelona

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clotet, Joaquim 1946 births Living people Bioethicists 21st-century Spanish philosophers 20th-century Spanish philosophers Academic staff of the University of Barcelona University of Barcelona alumni