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

Carla Cordua
in 2004
Born (1925-12-25) 25 December 1925 (age 98)
NationalityChilean
EducationUniversity of Chile
Awards

Life edit

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]

References edit

  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.