Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla
Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla (September 3, 1925 in Maracaibo, Venezuela – December 21, 2015) was a Venezuelan philosopher. Biography Vallenilla graduated from Liceo Andrés Bello High School in Caracas. He graduated with degrees in philosophy and literature from Universidad Central de Venezuela in 1950, where he also obtained his PhD in Philosophy. He also studied at universities in Göttingen, Freiburg, and Munich, Germany. Vallenilla was a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, and the rector-founder of Universidad Simón Bolívar. He is best known for his theories on technical reasoning, published in 1974. In 2001, the Argentinian Philosophical Society named Vallenilla the most outstanding Latin American philosopher of the 20th century. Vallenilla also held the UNESCO Chair of Philosophy. Works La idea de la estructura psíquica en Dilthey. Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1949. Formas e ideales de la enseñanza universitaria en Alemania. Caracas: Asociación Cultural Humboldt, 1953. Síntomas de crisis en la ciencia contemporánea. Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1954. Examen de nuestra conciencia cultural. Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1955. La enseñanza de la filosofía en Venezuela. Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1955. Fenomenología del Conocimiento (Tesis Doctoral). Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1956. Caracas: Equinoccio (Universidad Simón Bolívar),