Jaume Casals Pons (born 1958)[1] is the professor of philosophy at Pompeu Fabra University since 2003.[2] He received his Doctorate in Philosophy summa cum laude from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1984; prior to teaching at UPF, he taught at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Paris Diderot University.[3]
Jaume Casals | |
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Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Barcelona, Spain |
Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Philosophy |
Institutions | Autonomous University of Barcelona Paris Diderot University |
Thesis | The philosophy of Montaigne (1984) |
Casals is a senior fellow of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans. He was the Academic Board Chairman and Executive Vice-President of the UPF's Continuing Education Institute (IDEC) as well as its vice-rector for postgraduate and doctoral studies between 2001 and 2005; he was also editor-in-chief of L'Avenç between 2000 and 2001.[3][4]
Jaume was rector of UPF between 3 May 2013[5] and 2021; he was replaced by Orol Amat on 5 May 2021.[6]