1. Xavier Zubiri's philosophy has been categorized as a "materialist open realism", which "attempted to reformulate classical metaphysics, in a language that was entirely compatible with modern science".
14 Facts About Xavier Zubiri
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Xavier Zubiri first received a philosophical and theological formation in Madrid and Rome.
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In 1929, Xavier Zubiri's critical interest in this current of thought took him to Freiburg, when he already was a professor in Madrid.
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In 1930, Xavier Zubiri moved to Berlin, where he studied physics, philology and biology.
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In 1939, just before France declared war with Germany, Xavier Zubiri returned to Spain.
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Xavier Zubiri's philosophy is little known outside of Spain and Latin America, mostly because Xavier Zubiri was compelled to resign from formal academic positions in Spain, in 1942.
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However, it was possible for Xavier Zubiri to continue his work as an academic, through the sponsorship of family and friends.
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Xavier Zubiri was a prolific author in the Spanish magazines Cruz y Raya and Revista de Occidente under the second Spanish republic.
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However, after his resignation from Spanish universities, Xavier Zubiri did not publish much in established peer reviewed journals.
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Xavier Zubiri's work was initially not well received by established academic environments in Spain.
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In Princeton, Xavier Zubiri lectured in French on "The real and mathematics- A philosophical problem".
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In 1979, the German government awarded Xavier Zubiri and Lain Entralgo the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Xavier Zubiri was awarded this distinction for his work in his books Nature, History, God and On Essence.
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Xavier Zubiri's work has been translated to French, German, Italian and Portuguese.