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Venezuelan philosopher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla (September 3, 1925 in Maracaibo, Venezuela – December 21, 2015) was a Venezuelan philosopher.
Vallenilla graduated from Liceo Andrés Bello High School in Caracas. He graduated with degrees in philosophy and literature from Universidad Central de Venezuela in 1950, where he also obtained his PhD in Philosophy.[1] He also studied at universities in Göttingen, Freiburg, and Munich, Germany.
Vallenilla was a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, and the rector-founder of Universidad Simón Bolívar. He is best known for his theories on technical reasoning, published in 1974.[2] In 2001, the Argentinian Philosophical Society named Vallenilla the most outstanding Latin American philosopher of the 20th century.[citation needed] Vallenilla also held the UNESCO Chair of Philosophy.[3]
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