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Josep Maria Esquirol Calaf (Mediona, 1963), is a philosopher, essayist and professor of philosophy at the University of Barcelona. He directs the Aporia Research Group, whose field of study is contemporary philosophy and, specifically, the relationship between philosophy and psychiatry.

He is also the author of several books recognized in this field, which shape his philosophical proposal; it is remarkable The intimate resistance, which won the Ciutat de Barcelona Prize and also the National Essay Prize of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

Thought
Josep Maria Esquirol has drawn up his own philosophical proposal, which he designates as a “philosophy of proximity”. It consists of a philosophical anthropology with both Socratic and Franciscan resonances. Also, it remains in constant dialogue with contemporary thought, while it is expressed in a language very close to the experience.

The works that build this philosophical approach have received several awards, and some of them are also being published in Italian, Portuguese, English and German.

Works

 * Raó i fonament, Barcelona, PPU, 1988.
 * Responsabilitat i món de la vida. Estudi sobre la fenomenologia husserliana, Barcelona, Anthropos, 1992.
 * D'Europa als homes, Barcelona, Cruïlla, 1994.
 * Tres ensayos de filosofía política, Barcelona, EUB, 1996.
 * La frivolidad política del final de la historia, Madrid, Caparrós, 1998.
 * Què és el personalisme? Introducció a la lectura d’Emmanuel Mounier, Barcelona, Pòrtic, 2001.
 * Uno mismo y los otros. De las experiencias existenciales a la interculturalidad, Barcelona, Herder, 2005.
 * El respeto o la mirada atenta, Barcelona, Gedisa, 2006. Traducción portuguesa: Respeito ou o olhar atento. Uma ética para a era da ciencia e da tecnologia, Belo Horizonte, Autêntica Editora, 2008.
 * El respirar de los días, Barcelona, Paidós, 2009. Traducción portuguesa: O respirar dos días. Uma refexão filosófica sobre a experiência do tempo, Belo Horizonte, Autêntica Editora, 2010.
 * Los filósofos contemporáneos y la técnica. De Ortega a Sloterdijk, Barcelona, Gedisa, 2011.
 * The intimate resistance, London, Fum d'Estampa Press, 2021. / La resistencia íntima, Barcelona, Acantilado, 2015. / La resistència íntima, Barcelona, Quaderns Crema, 2015. Traducción italiana: La resistenza intima, Milan, Vita e Pensiero, 2018.
 * La penúltima bondad: Ensayo sobre la vida humana, Barcelona, Acantilado, 2018. / La penúltima bondat: Assaig sobre la vida humana, Barcelona, Quaderns Crema, 2018.

Awards
- 1993. Essay Prize from the Joan Maragall Foundation for the book D’Europa als homes.

- 2015. Ciutat de Barcelona Award in the category of Essay, Social Sciences and Humanities for the book The intimate resistance.

- 2016. National Essay Prize for the work The intimate resistance.

Interviews

 * From the University of Barcelona