astronomy

Joaquim Clotet

Joaquim Clotet is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Joaquim Clotet rather than just read about it. In short: Joaquim Clotet Martí (Mataró, Spain, March 16, 1946) holds a doctorate in Philosophy and Letters, with work in the area of Ethics and Bioethics. Since 2004, he has been the President of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Reference excerpt

Joaquim Clotet Martí (Mataró, Spain, March 16, 1946) holds a doctorate in Philosophy and Letters, with work in the area of Ethics and Bioethics. Since 2004, he has been the President of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Biography and academic background Born in the city of Mataró, a province of Barcelona in Spain, Joaquim Clotet graduated with a degree in English and Philosophy and Letters (1972) from the University of Barcelona (Spain), obtaining a doctorate in Philosophy and Letters from the same institution (1980). After his doctorate, he completed studies and research at the Gregorian University of Rome (Italy), the University of London (United Kingdom), Georgetown University (Washington D.C., USA), the University of Ottawa (Canada), Oxford University (United Kingdom) and the University of Warwick (Coventry, United Kingdom). After teaching for nine years in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Barcelona, he moved to Porto Alegre in 1984, when he became a full professor at PUCRS. He also taught at UFRGS in the Graduate Program in Medicine – Medical Practice – in 1995 and 1996. From 1994 to 2004, he was the Senior Vice President of PUCRS, assuming the Presidency in December 2004. He was reappointed in 2008 and 2012. His administration has been highlighted by the increase of internationalization in all academic areas, and the incentive for research, entrepreneurship and innovation. In addition to being President, Clotet is Full Professor of Bioethics in the Master's and Doctorate Programs of Medicine and Dentistry. He is a visiting professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), the University of San Marcos (Peru), the National University of La Plata (Argentina) and the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). He was a member of the National Committee on Access and Use of the Human Genome, by the Ministry of Health, the National Committee for Ethics in Research, by the Ministry of Health (1997-2001) and President of the Riograndense Society of Bioethics (1999-2001). He was also a member of the Hume Society, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics (USA), the Iberoamerican Society for Utilitarian Studies (Spain), the Hastings Center (USA) and the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics (USA). Visiting Fellow, Exeter College, University of Oxford, 2017.

Publications Bioética: uma visão panorâmica (Bioethics: an overview) Porto Alegre, Brazil, Edipucrs, 2005

Bioética: uma aproximação(Bioethics: an approximation) Porto Alegre, Brazil, Edipucrs, 2003

Uma introdução à Bioética (An Introduction to Bioethics) Porto Alegre, Brazil, Nestlé, 2002-contributor

Bioética(Bioethics) Porto Alegre, Brazil, Edipucrs, 2001-editor

Sobre Bioética e Robert M. Veatch: textos(On bioethics and Robert M. Veatch: papers) Porto Alegre, Brazil, Edipucrs, 2001-editor

Consentimento informado e a sua prática na assistência e na pesquisa no Brasil(Informed consent and its practice in assistance and research in Brazil) Porto Alegre, Brazil, Edipucrs, 2000-contributor

A justiça: abordagens filosóficas(Justice: philosophical approaches) Porto Alegre, Brazil, PUCRS-Editora Acadêmica,1988-editor

Los 60 Conceptos Claves de la Antropología Cultural(The 60 Key Concepts of Cultural Anthropology) Barcelona, Spain, Daimon,1982-contributor

G.E.Moore: Principhia Ethica Barcelona, Spain, Editorial Laia,1982-editor, introduction and comments

Guía Didáctica Filosofía 3 BUP(Philosophy Coursebook 3 – High School) Zaragoza, Spain, Edelvives,1978-contributor

Filosofía 3 BUP(Philosophy 3 – High School) Zaragoza, Spain,1977-contributor

Clotet has also published a variety of articles in national and international scientific journals.

Awards received 2013

Doctor Honoris Causa - Dalhousie University 2012

Luiz de Miranda Poet Award, given by the Royal Academy of Letters – Order of the Brotherhood of Poets – Brazil Eastern Troops Award, in the Personality Category, given by the Military Police - Command of Policing the Capital – 19th Battalion of the Military Police 2009

Brother Afonso Medal, awarded by PUCRS 2008

Diploma from the Order of the Knights of Osório, Brazilian Military – Southern Military Command, Cavalry Guard's 3rd Regiment 2007

Honorary Title of Citizen of Porto Alegre, City Hall of Porto Alegre, Law Nº 10.243, August 29, 2007, 1972

Beca-Prêmio (Academic Distinction and Grant awarded to the most outstanding student), School of Modern Languages at the University of Barcelona

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Joaquim Clotet

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Joaquim Clotet claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Joaquim Clotet before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Joaquim Clotet ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Joaquim Clotet

In research: Joaquim Clotet appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Joaquim Clotet in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Joaquim Clotet is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1946 births, 20th-century Spanish philosophers, 21st-century Spanish philosophers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Joaquim Clotet outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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