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Julio Ozan Lavoisier is an Argentine philosopher and writer.

Index

1 About Julio Ozan Lavoisier

2 Concepts

3 Philosophical work

4 External links

About Julio Ozan Lavoisier
Julio Ozan Lavoisier studied philosophy at the National University of Cuyo  (Argentina) and then in Aix-en-Provence (France). He sailed for 12 years aboard an old wooden sailboat; this allowed him to meet diverse and remote cultures, which has always been his passion. These physical and spiritual feats constitute the equilibrium of a complete thinker.

In San Francisco (USA), was part of the countercultural movement of the 60s. Then he moved to Sierra Nevada (Spain), to the ranch Ken (La quietude), "the highest in Spain", where he lived for 15 years dedicated to reflection, contemplation and study. The last twenty years he has resided in Rancho Kuan, "La contemplación", in a house of stone and wood that he built, already covered with flowers hidden in a grove that he has planted, at the foot of the mountain range Los Andes, in Mendoza, Argentina.

This retired life has been complemented by prolonged stays in India, which has allowed him to know the varied expressions of that civilization, as is evident in his work.

Ozan Lavoisier is an expositor of what he has called universal idealism, represented in the West by Platonism and in the East by Hinduism and Buddhism; hence his interest in establishing a relationship between these doctrines, which he examines in the light of his own philosophy. Being a mystical philosopher he sees no opposition between religion and philosophy, but rather finds in them the same origin and a common destiny. His broad and acute knowledge has made him a learned critic of comparative religions.

His philosophy finds its inspiration in the spiritual experience, which is achieved through psychic balance and harmonious integration of all faculties. The originality of his thought is manifested in his particular vision of the psyche, developed in his Psychosophy, in which he explains its transcendent mission and exposes the mechanisms that govern the mind. However, his transcendental psychology is only a practical aspect within the broad spectrum of his philosophy that finds a metaphysical foundation, expressed in his theory of knowledge, his ethics, his aesthetics and his philosophy of history, which constitutes a remarkable philosophical system coherent and structured. Its philosophy is essentially vital; its purpose is to generate the spiritual conditions to experience the essence of life. His ultimate goal is the ecstasy in contemplation in the mystery of life.

His admiration for Indian civilization has recently led him to make an extensive (24 chapters) documentary film called The Hindu Tradition. The editor of the work of Ozan Lavoisier in Delhi, Har Anand Publishers, and the Argentine ambassador in India, (Cervantes Institute, Dec. 2015), have presented the author as "The first Latin American philosopher published in India."

Concepts:
Universal Consciousness The concept of universal Consciousness is the main idea of ​​the philosophical system of Julio Ozán Lavoisier. "From the psycho-philosophical point of view we can say that there is a universal Consciousness of which man is a part and from which he can participate, so that just as his psyche can know the multiplicity, he can know the Unity, which is the core of that Consciousness." (Origin and Destiny of Man, 2008) "From the cosmological point of view, the universal Consciousness is the beginning, middle and end of the existence, it is the life itself of all things, the process that is permanent and at the ends of which the cycle of life begins and ends." (Op. Cit.) In his work The Quest for Consciousness the author develops in detail the concept of universal Consciousness, as well as its manifestations in the World. 

Universal idealism. This concept designates, within the philosophical system of Julio Ozan Lavoisier, "the highest peaks of thought: Platonism, neo-Platonism, Indian Mahayana Buddhism, Shankara’s Vedanta." "The Idea that inspires them is the fruit of a high level of consciousness, which has allowed them to observe reality from these summits." (The Spirit in History, 2011). In his work The Quest for Conscience, the author traces the development of this concept from Plato to his own philosophy, which aims to summarize and integrate the long and varied search of the idealists. This lineage "is not due to a cultural heritage but the product of a similar spiritual experience, which allows its reappearance and transmission."

His concept of Psychosophy (see in Wikipedia) should not be confused with that of other schools that have adopted the term, which differ in their origin, in their method and in their design.

Philosophical works:
THE RETURN TO THE SOURCES (Ed. Rueda, Madrid, España 1993)

PSYCHOSOPHY Psycho-philosophical research on the nature of the human being (Dunken, Bs.As. 2004)

ORIGIN AND DESTINY OF MAN (Dunken, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008)

ORIGIN AND DESTINY OF MAN (In english) Har-Anand Publications, Delhi, India, 2015)

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPIRIT (Dunken, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009)

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPIRIT (In english) Har-Anand Publications, Delhi, India, 2018

THE SPIRIT IN HISTORY (Dunken, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2011)

THE QUEST FOR CONSCIOUSNESS - Next author's book.

THE SPIRIT IN MORAL - Next author's book.

THE SPIRIT IN THE ARTS – Next author’s book.