The César Manrique Foundation (FCM) will host the presentation of the book "Manrique and his Lanzarote project: A realized utopia?" by the Polish philosopher Jakub Kloc-Konko?owicz, published by the FCM within its "Essay" collection, next Thursday, July 4, at 7:00 p.m. at its headquarters in Taro de Tahíche. This activity is part of the centenary of the birth of César Manrique, which the institution that bears his name will celebrate until April 24, 2020.
The essay, which will be presented by Antonio Gómez Ramos, professor of philosophy at the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), unfolds between social philosophy and aesthetics and tries to answer the question of whether the utopia that César Manrique conceived for Lanzarote failed or succeeded. "Or, more precisely, it raises what that success or failure meant and continues to mean for the island, for its inhabitants and for the observer who comes from outside," they specify from the Foundation.
According to the author, Lanzarote, "bathed by the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, with a size that does not exceed human dimensions and one of the mildest and most pleasant climates on the globe, appears as a place directly predestined for the realization of a utopia. And, in effect, in its most recent history, the island has gone through a unique utopian experiment. Lanzarote owes this magnificent experience to the artist César Manrique."
Specialist in classical German philosophy and social philosophy
Jakub Kloc-Konko?owicz, a specialist in the field of classical German philosophy and social philosophy, has been a university academic in the Department of Social Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Warsaw since 1999. He holds the position of head of the German Philosophy Research Center at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Warsaw, where he organizes Polish-German and Polish-Austrian scientific conferences and talks by German and Austrian philosophers.
His research deals with topics such as subjectivity, recognition, rationality, privacy and modern society. His list of publications includes more than 50 articles and contributions in Polish, German and English, especially in scientific journals and collective publications in German and Polish.
He is the author of two books: "Practical reason in the philosophy of Kant and Fichte. The primacy of the practical in classical German thought" and "Recognition as an obligation. The classic concepts of recognition and their relevance to the current debate."
Antonio Gómez Ramos is a professor of Philosophy at the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). He has a degree in Philosophy and Arts, specializing in Logic and Theory of Science from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Doctor of Philosophy from the Autonomous University of Madrid, he studied Philosophy and German Studies in Madrid and Berlin.
His field of research focuses on critical theory, hermeneutics and the theory of interpretation, especially in regard to problems of translation and intercultural understanding.
In addition to publishing numerous academic articles, he has edited and translated classic German and Anglo-American authors, particularly Hegel, "Phenomenology of the Spirit." He is co-editor of several collective books and author of "Between the lines. Gadamer and the relevance of translating", "Himself as nobody. Towards a philosophy of subjectivity", or "The reasons for bitterness. Variations on resentment, forgiveness and reconciliation", written with Carlos Thiebaut.
