Alejandro Martínez Carrasco, researcher of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) and professor at the School of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Navarra, is on a stay at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Vienna. The period of research began last July 6 and will last until October 31.

His goal is to delve into the thought of Martin Heidegger and Eugen Fink, especially around the concept of 'play' "as a way to enter into the study of some important elements to understand how these and later authors of the phenomenological-hermeneutic tradition elaborate the notions of rationality and worldliness," he explains.

Four stays in Austria and Germany

Although Alejandro Martínez had already made three stays in Austria and Germany while doing the thesis , this is the first one he has done since he received his doctorate. "I was at the University of Vienna a few years ago and I knew the professor I came to work with, Günther Pöltner, who encouraged me to return. It is a prestigious center where, in addition, there are other With regard to the experience, he highlights positively "the time and tranquility to study and research", which allow "better progress" in the work. He also highlights the enrichment of "getting to know other countries, universities, professors from other cultural contexts... It is a good way to broaden and exchange experiences".

Alejandro Martínez Carrasco is researcher of project 'Religion and Civil Society' of Institute for Culture and Society and professor of department of Philosophy of the University of Navarra. He is also a member of the committee organizer of the Navarre Olympiad of Philosophy and the Philosophical Olympiad of Spain. In 2010 he received the award from the Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain (Humanities) for his thesis Two solutions to a common problem: Eugenio d'Ors and Ortega y Gasset.

Alejandro Martínez Carrasco is a researcher in the Project of 'Religion and Civil Society' of the Institute for Culture and Society and a professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Navarra. of the Institute for Culture and Society and a professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Navarra. Additionally, he is part of the organizing committee of the Navarra Philosophy Olympiad and the Spanish Philosophical Olympiad. In 2010 he received the prize of the Real Academia de España (Humanities) for his thesis Dos soluciones a un problema común: Eugenio d'Ors y Ortega y Gasset.