Carla Cordua

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Carla Cordua
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Born (1925-12-25) 25 December 1925 (age 98)
Nationality Chilean
Education University of Chile
Awards

Carla Cordua (born 25 December 1925) is a Chilean philosopher.

Life

Cordua was born in Los Ángeles, Chile on Christmas Day, 1925. She entered the University of Chile in 1948 and studied under Bogumil Jasinowski and Oscar Marín. [1]

In 2006 she received the Jorge Millas Award for academic merit from the Austral University of Chile. [2]

She was married to Roberto Torretti who was also a philosopher. During the period of military dictatorship the two left Chile. [3] In 2011 they were jointly awarded Chile's National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences. [4]

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References

  1. Carla Cordua, memoriachilena, Retrieved 27 October 2015
  2. "Destacada Filósofa Chilena Recibió 'Premio Jorge Millas'" [Distinguished Chilean Philosopher Receives Jorge Millas Award] (in Spanish). Universia. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. Philosophy in Chile, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, Retrieved 26 October 2015
  4. "Entregan el Premio Nacional de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales" [National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences Given]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2017.