Emilio Lledó Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities 2015

At its meeting in Oviedo, the Jury for the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, composed of Inés Alberdi Alonso, José Antonio Álvarez Gundín, Luis María Anson Oliart, Juan Barja de Quiroga Losada, Adela Cortina Orts, Javier González Ferrari, Elvira Lindo Garrido, Miguel Ángel Liso Tejada, Emilio Morenatti Fernández, José Narro Robles, Benigno Pendás García, José Antonio Vera Gil, Enrique de Ybarra e Ybarra, chaired by Víctor García de la Concha and with Alberto Anaut González acting as secretary, has decided to confer the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on Spanish philosopher, essayist and academic Emilio Lledó Íñigo.

A thinker of international standing with an exemplary career in the field of the Humanities, Lledó conceives Philosophy as meditation on language and emphasizes the natural tendency of human beings to communicate. He thus embraces enlightened reasoning via dialogue that furthers coexistence in free and democratic society.

Oviedo, 20th May 2015