Joxe Azurmendi Otaegi is a Basque writer, philosopher, essayist and poet. He has published numerous articles and books on ethics, politics, the philosophy of language, technique, Basque literature and philosophy in general.He is member of Jakin and the director of Jakin irakurgaiak, a publishing house which has published over 40 books under his management. He also collaborated with the Klasikoak publishing firm in the Basque translations of various philosophical works and was one of the founders of Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea . He is currently a Professor of Modern Philosophy and a lecturer at Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea . In 2010 he was awarded the title "honorary academic" by Euskaltzaindia .Azurmendi is an intellectual who studies the problem more than the solution. Azurmendi's essays cover modern European topics in great depth and knowledge. He has incorporated the philosophy and thinking of European thinkers, especially German ones. He often adopts a polemic tone.Joxe Azurmendi is, in the opinion of many, one of the most prolific and erudite thinkers in the Basque Country. Wikipedia
“The price of freedom is to decide moral and political issues.”
Interview in Deia (1 September 2012)
“The Basques are Argonauts with very fragile ships.”
Interview in Hegats 45 (2010), p. 197. ISSN 1130-2445
