Undergraduate and graduate philosophy theses defended at the University of Costa Rica (1944–2024)

Analysis of a Topic in the History of Costa Rican Philosophical Thought

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  • Ricardo J. Herrera Luna University of Costa Rica (UCR) Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/revfil.2025.64144

Keywords:

Philosophy in Costa Rica, Intellectual History, Scientometrics, Bibliometrics

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the dissertations presented in the field of philosophy at the University of Costa Rica during the years comprehended between1944 and 2024 in order to contribute with evidence that will broaden the proposal in the book Crítica de los guardianes del reino (Arlekín, 2018) wich argues that the seventies, in the twentieth century, had a significant impact as a new way to produce philosophy in Costa Rica.

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Author Biography

  • Ricardo J. Herrera Luna, University of Costa Rica (UCR)

    Licenciado en filosofía por la Universidad de Costa Rica, estudiante de la Maestría Académica en Historia en el Posgrado Centroamericano en Historia (SEP, UCR) y docente de Estudios Generales, Sección de Filosofía y Pensamiento, en la Sede del Sur de la Universidad de Costa Rica.

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2025-08-14

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Vol. 64 No. 169 (2025): Philosophy Journal

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