Numerary Member
Human Sciences: PhD in Philosophy and Educational Sciences
Date of admission: December 4, 2014
Admission speech: «Philosophy as the care of the soul and the care of the world»
Reply speech: Dr. David Jou Mirabent, PhD in Physics
Outstanding career: One of the most influential humanist thinkers in the Ibero-American sphere. He has promoted dialogue between science, ethics, and humanism in the contemporary world. His thought combines critical rationality, spiritual depth, and a steadfast commitment to human dignity.
Dr. FRANCESC TORRALBA ROSELLÓ
UNIVERSITY DEGREES:
- PhD in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona (1992).
- PhD in Theology from the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia (1997).
- PhD in Pedagogy from the Ramon Llull University (2018).
- He pursued further studies at the Universities of Copenhagen and Berlin.
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- His thought focuses on philosophical anthropology and ethics. Within the framework of contemporary personalism, his work analyses the central issues of human existence (suffering, silence, death, God, meaning, freedom) from a philosophical perspective that integrates the richness of the Judeo-Christian heritage and modern and contemporary philosophical trends.
- A specialist in Kierkegaard (whom he has translated directly from Danish), he has an in-depth knowledge of the thinkers of suspicion (Nietzsche, Freud, Marx) and of the theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, on whom he wrote his doctoral thesis in Theology.
- He is currently a tenured professor at Ramon Llull University and teaches courses and seminars at other universities in Spain and the Americas. He combines teaching with writing and the dissemination of his ideas.
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors.
- Honorary Member of the European Council of Doctors and Doctors Honoris Causa.
- Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture of the Holy See, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Aldeas Infantiles SOS Spain and, since July 2016, member of the Senate of SOS Children’s Village International, based in Innsbruck.
- Advisory Board Member of the Mémora Group.
- Member of the Ethics Committee of the Mental Health Complex Hermanas Hospitalarias Benito Menni.
- Member of the Club of Rome (Barcelona Office) since May 2017.
- Member of the Edith Stein Gesellschaft Österreich (ESGÖ).
- Member of the Ethics Committee of Domus Vi Spain and the Ethics Committee of Domus Vi in Suresnes, Paris.
- Member of the Ethics Observatory of Aldeas Infantiles SOS.
- Member of the Ethics Committee of MC Mutual.
- Director of the Chair of Christian Thought of the Diocese of Urgell.
- Director of the Ethos Chair of Applied Ethics at Ramon Llull University.
- Vice President of the Hispanic Society of Friends of Søren Kierkegaard (SHAK).
- Regular contributor to Catalunya Ràdio, La Vanguardia, El Punt Avui, Catalunya Cristiana, Vida Nueva, Revista Humanizar, and Revista Foc Nou.
PUBLICATIONS:
Prolific author with over 1,500 articles and 100 published books, including:
- Spiritual Intelligence (2010).
- The Meaning of Life.
- Jesus Christ 2.0 (2011).
- An Ocean of Emotions (2013).
- Running to Think and Feel (2015).
- Learning to Say No (2016).
- The Secret Life of Prayer (2017).
Part of his work has been translated into Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and English.
- Director of the Ramon Llull Journal of Applied Ethics.
- Director of the annual publication Ars Brevis of the Ramon Llull Blanquerna Chair.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
- Extraordinary Degree Award in Philosophy.
- Extraordinary Doctorate Award, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Barcelona.
- Xarxa Essay Prize.
- Short Essay Prize, Foment de la Cultura Catalana.
- Joan Maragall Essay Prize, Fundació Joan Maragall.
- Carles Rahola Essay Prize, Òmnium Cultural Girona.
- Enric Ferran Essay Prize, El Ciervo magazine.
- Albada Essay Prize, Albada Publishing House.
- Joan Profitós Pedagogical Prize, Fundació Escola Pia.
- Josep Breu Memorial Prize, Foc Nou Magazine.
- Serra i Moret Civic Essay Prize, Generalitat de Catalunya.
- Josep Vallverdú Essay Prize, Lleida City Council.
- Llorer Essay Prize, Jaume I University of Castelló.
- Civic Essay Prize, Delta Association.
- Fundació Manyà Prize (III Essay Contest).
- Nadal Batle i Nicolau Prize for Essay and Creative Work in Information Technologies.
- Pantheon Spirituality Prize, Raúl González Salas Foundation, for the book Spiritual Intelligence.
- Ramon Trias Fargas Essay Prize, Catdem Foundation, for Ethical Leadership.
- Mancomunitat de la Ribera Alta Essay Prize, for The Empire of Non-Communication.
- Medal of the Association of Chiefs and Commanders of the Local Police of Catalonia and bronze medal with blue distinction awarded by the Mossos d’Esquadra.
