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Antonio Caso

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Antonio Caso lived from 1883 to 1946 and was a Mexican philosopher born in Mexico City who served as rector of the Universidad Nacional de Mexico, now the National Autonomous University of Mexico, from December 1921 to August 1923. He co-founded an intellectual movement opposing positivism that shaped later Mexican philosophical thought, developing a framework that distinguished economic, aesthetic and moral aspects of human existence.

Facts
Birth Year
1883 1
Birth Date
1883-12-19 1
Notable Publication
La filosofia de la intuicion (1914) 1
Office Held
Rector of the Universidad Nacional de Mexico 1
Death Year
1946 1
Death Date
1946-03-06 1
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico 1
Death Place
Mexico City, Mexico 1
Tradition
Opposition to positivism 1
Sources
1. Antonio Caso, Wikipedia
  • Main text
    December 19, 1883
  • Infobox
    March 6, 1946
  • Infobox, birthplace
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Infobox, death place
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Philosophy section
    Against philosophical positivism
  • Works
    La filosofia de la intuicion, 1914
  • Biography
    rector of the former Universidad Nacional de Mexico, nowadays known as the National Autonomous University of Mexico from December 1921 to August 1923
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