Jesús Ballesteros (born 1943 in
Valencia
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) is a Spanish philosopher and jurist.
Education
In 1965, he earned his law degree with highest qualifications. In 1971, he obtained a doctoral degree from the
University of Valencia after defending a thesis about Giuseppe Capograssi.
Career
Since 1983 he has been teaching
Philosophy of Law and
Political Philosophy
Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...
at the University of Valencia School of Law.
During this time, he combined academic activities with research. He mentored 21 doctoral theses along with 39 dissertations. His presence was requested on many national and international seminars which have taken place in Germany, Colombia, Spain, Italy, and Mexico.
He is currently a member of the Spanish Society of Judicial and Political Philosophy, the Spanish Society of Bioethics, and a member of the Assessment Council on the journals Anuario de Derechos Humanos, Persona y Derecho, Cuadernos de Bioética, Ragion Pratica, Rivista di Filosofia del Diritto y Teoria del diritto e dello Stato. He has also been a member of the Real Academy on Valencian Culture.
Thought
His work is designed to trigger new thoughts about current issues. His work manifests concerns about the recent challenges humans are facing and how to solve them.
In the 1990s he investigated
political ecology. During the decade he considered
bioethics
Bioethics is both a field of study and professional practice, interested in ethical issues related to health (primarily focused on the human, but also increasingly includes animal ethics), including those emerging from advances in biology, med ...
in terms of the new possibilities of
biotechnology
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. In the first decade of the 21st-century, he extended his interest in human rights and the defense of human dignity, writing about war and intercultural dialogue. He has studied a wide field of legal, philosophical, and political issues:
human rights
Human rights are Morality, moral principles or Social norm, normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for ce ...
,
violence
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,
political ecology biotechnology
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,
feminism
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
, and
postmodernity.
['Globalisation: from chrematistic rest to humanist wakefulness', "Globalization and human rights: challenges and answers from a European perspective", Dordrecht, Springer (2012), pp. 3–26]
Personal life
He is the father of seven children.
Works
Books (English)
''Globalization and human rights: challenges and answers from a European perspective'' (Editors: Ballesteros, Encarnación Fernández and Pedro Talavera), Dordrecht, Springer, 2012.
* ''Postmodernity and Decadence'', Pamplona, Universidad de Navarra, 1992.
Major books (Spanish)
* ''Biotecnología y Posthumanismo'' (Editors: Ballesteros and Encarnación Fernández), Aranzadi, 2007.
* ''Repensar la paz'', Pamplona, Eiunsa, 2006.
* ''La humanidad in vitro'', Granada, Comares, 2004.
* ''Biotecnología, dignidad y derecho: bases para un diálogo'', (Editors: Ángela Aparisi and Ballesteros), Pamplona, EUNSA, 2004.
* ''Ecologismo personalista. Cuidar la naturaleza, cuidar al hombre'', Madrid, Tecnos, 1995.
* ''Sociedad y medioambiente'' (editor), Madrid, Trotta, 1997.
* ''Derechos Humanos'', Madrid, Tecnos, 1992.
* ''Sobre el sentido del derecho'', Madrid, Tecnos, 1984, (3rd edition 2001).
* ''La filosofía jurídica de Giuseppe Capograssi'', Madrid-Roma. Instituto Jurídico Español de Roma, C.S.I.C., 1973.
References
External links
Personal website: JesusBallesteros.es
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21st-century Spanish philosophers
20th-century Spanish philosophers
People from Valencia
1943 births
Living people