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Leonardo Polo

Leonardo Polo (February 1, 1926 – February 9, 2013) was a renowned Spanish philosopher best known for his philosophical method called ''abandonment of the mental limit'' and the profound philosophical implications and results of the application of this method.

This method of ''detecting the mental limit in conditions such that it can be abandoned'', results in a rethinking of classical and modern themes that opens up a wide range of philosophical fields. Principal among these are: (1) the act of being of the physical universe (''metaphysics''); (2) the quadruple con-causality (or essence) of the physical universe (''philosophy of nature''); (3) the act of being of the human person (''transcendental anthropology''); (4) the manifestation of the human person through its essence (''anthropology of the human essence'').

In addition to this, his works cover a wide range of fields including psychology, neuroscience, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, social ethics, political economy and business theory.

Throughout his more than forty books, Polo engaged with both Classical and Medieval thinkers such as Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and William of Ockham, as well as Modern and Contemporary philosophers such as Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger, and Nietzsche.

In dialogue with the great thinkers of the history of philosophy, Polo sought to further the achievements of traditional philosophy as well as rectify and correct the project of Modern philosophy.

Already during his lifetime, interest in his philosophy gave rise to numerous conferences and study workshops, including two international congresses; the publication of more than twenty books and 200 scholarly articles; dozens of doctoral dissertations; and two philosophical Journals dedicated specially to his thought. Provided by Wikipedia