Manuel Sánchez Cuesta (born May 13, 1952 in San Martín del Castañar, Salamanca) is

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

, ethicist and humanist. He studied in the University of Salamanca,

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loca ...

Heidelberg University } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

and the

Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas A pontifical ( la, pontificale) is a Christian liturgical book containing the Christian liturgy, liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal (liturgy), ordinal for the ordination and consecration of dea ...

in Rome. He is Philosophical Doctor. Since 1991 he is professor of ethics in the

. He has also taught logic at the same university, Spanish literature and Spanish history of philosophy at the

as well as ethics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Amongst other publications, he has regularly written about ethics and politics in the newspaper ''

Diario 16 ''Diario 16'' (Spanish for "Daily 16" or "Newspaper 16") was a Spanish-language daily newspaper published in Madrid, Spain, between 1976 and 2001. The ''16'' of the title refers to the sixteen founders of Grupo 16, publishers of the weekly news m ...

'', the paper ''Acontecimiento'', as well as about history of philosophy in the weekly magazine ''El Médico''.

Intellectual profile

His areas of research have focussed on the subjects of

logic Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premises ...

history of philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

and, in particular,

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns m ...

. In the existential- personalistic

humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

of Sánchez Cuesta the everyday stands in the center of his ethical reflection. It is in the everyday, in fact, where the time of each human being is transmuted into an indefinite number of possibilities that are permanently open him or her. In consequence, the person can not only be able to trace the goal that it aspires, but also provide it with a substantiating

virtuous Virtue ( la, virtus) is moral excellence. A virtue is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. In other words, it is a behavior that shows high moral standards: ...

character. "Whoever succeeds - writes Agapito Maestre (translated) - to live his daily life morally, and this and no other is the therapeutic value of this work ote: that of Sánchez Cuesta will have managed to make the ''carpe diem'' of the classics ote: philosopherscome true." The following applies to the writings of Professor Sánchez Cuesta in general. As one of his books´ review 'The ethics of the Greeks'' (translated) or, ''La ética de los griegos'' (original title)by Professor José Miguel Marinas summarizes: "And here is undoubtedly the main attraction of an elegant work with apparently simple looks: is the text of a free man, which is aimed at adult readers" . ''Marinas, José Miguel'', review of the book ''La ética de los griegos'', magazine "El rapto de Europa", May 2, 2003.

Publications

Books

*''La nueva matemática'' he new mathematics 1973, Madrid: Marsiega, *''La nueva Lógica'' he new logics 1974, Madrid: Marsiega, *''Fábula íntima del Libertador J. N. (Novela-Ensayo)'' ntimate fable of the Liberator J. N. 1988, Madrid: Andrómeda, *''Aspectos religiosos, éticos y sociopolíticos en “San Manuel Bueno, mártir” de Miguel de Unamuno'' eligious, ethical and sociopolitical aspects in “San Manuel Bueno, mártir” from Miguel de Unamuno 1993, Madrid: Editorial de la Universidad Complutense (Doc. Thesis), D.L. M-5995-1993 *''Cinco visiones de hombre'' ive visions of men 1993, Madrid: Visor Libros-Fundación LOEWE, , 2. edition 2013, *''La ética de los griegos'' he ethics of the Greek 2001, Madrid: Ediciones Clásicas, *''Ética para la vida cotidiana'' thics for daily life 2003, Madrid: Ediciones del Orto, , 2. edition 2004, *''Preguntas éticas fundamentales'' undamental ethical questions 2013, Madrid: Ediciones del Orto, , 2. edition 2013,

Essays

* ''Miguel de Unamuno. Epistolario y hermenéutica'', in ''Revista de Filosofía'', no. 10, 1993, Madrid: Universidad Complutense, ISSN 0214-4921
''El hombre como ser-proyecto, objeto formal de la antropología filosófica''
in ''Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofía'', no. Extra, 1996, Madrid: Universidad Complutense, ISSN 0211-2337 * ''Voces: Burguesía, Cultura y Sujeto'', in ''Diccionario de Pensamiento contemporáneo'', 1997, Madrid: Ed. San Pablo, * ''Moralidad y escatología en Unamuno'', in ''Ética y Sociología. Estudios en memoria del Profesor José Todolí Duque'', 2000, Salamanca: Ed. San Esteban, * ''¿Dónde están los filósofos? Hacia una filosofía como experiencia moral'', in ''La sociedad ante los nuevos desafíos'', Colección Pensamiento y Sociedad-Aula Universitaria, 2003, Burgos: Caja de Burgos, * ''Tras los pasos de Unamuno, Ortega y Séneca'', in ''María Zambrano. La visión más transparente'', (Coords. J.M. Beneyto y J.A. González Fuentes), 2004, Madrid: Trotta-Fundación Carolina, * ''María Zambrano y su tiempo. Notas para una biografía político-filosófica'', in magazine ''METAPOLÍTICA'', Mexico, (Vol. 8, no. 34, Marzo-Abril), 2004, ISSN 1405-4558 * ''Unamuno, reescritura filosófica del Quijote'', in ''Huellas de Don Quijote. La presencia cultural de Cervantes'', 2005, Madrid: Instituto de Humanidades Ángel Ayala-CEU, * ''Lo religioso y lo filosófico en Julián Marías'', in magazine ''PAIDEIA'', Madrid, no. 78, (Enero-Abril), 2007, ISSN 0214-7300 and i
''ANNALES Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodewska''
Vol. XXXVI.1, 2011, ISSN 0137-2025 * ''En el laberinto de la existencia'' (Monólogo dialogado), Mexico, Transatlántica de Educación, no. 11, Julio-Diciembre, 2012, NIPO: 030-13-137-8

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