El Basilisco

El Basilisco (subtitled revista de materialismo filosófico, 'journal of philosophical materialism') is a Spanish-language academic philosophy journal associated with the philosophical system of Gustavo Bueno, known as philosophical materialism or the 'philosophy of the present'. It is published by the Fundación Gustavo Bueno, the foundation established to preserve and promote Bueno's work, and it appears with a biannual (semestral) frequency. The journal's editorial base is tied to the foundation in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. The journal publishes original articles, notes, reviews and transcriptions related to its thematic scope, and it follows a double-blind peer-review process: according to the journal's own editorial statement, all articles published in it have been anonymously reviewed by external evaluators outside the Fundación Gustavo Bueno. Submissions are expected to be written in Spanish and to be unpublished, and authors are asked to follow APA style. The journal also offers subscriptions and the ordering of printed issues. El Basilisco is closely identified with the dissemination of Gustavo Bueno's philosophical materialism and with the intellectual network around the Fundación Gustavo Bueno. Its editorial committee has included the founder Gustavo Bueno, director Gustavo Bueno Sánchez, and a board drawing on scholars from several Spanish and Latin American universities, such as Jesús G. Maestro (Universidad de Vigo), José Arturo Herrera Melo (Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico), Iñigo Ongay de Felipe (Universidad de Deusto), Patricio Peñalver (Universidad de Murcia), Elena Ronzón (Universidad de Oviedo) and Pedro Santana (Universidad de La Rioja). By the 2020s the journal had reached issue number 59 (2023), indicating a long-running publication history. Its content spans philosophy, law, politics, science and culture approached from the standpoint of philosophical materialism. The journal is a niche but distinctive brand within Spanish-language academic publishing, functioning both as a scholarly periodical and as an organ of a specific philosophical school.

El Basilisco is a Spanish-language philosophy journal founded by the philosopher Gustavo Bueno (1924–2016), the creator of the philosophical system known as philosophical materialism (materialismo filosófico). The journal became the principal periodical vehicle for that school of thought and is published by the Fundación Gustavo Bueno, the foundation created to preserve and develop Bueno's intellectual legacy. Its editorial offices are associated with the foundation in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. From its early years the journal was defined by its subtitle, revista de materialismo filosófico, and by its commitment to publishing original work in Spanish within that tradition. Over the decades it built a stable editorial structure: a founder (Gustavo Bueno), a director (Gustavo Bueno Sánchez), a secretaría de redacción based at the Fundación Gustavo Bueno, and a consejo de redacción composed of academics from Spanish and Latin American universities. The journal adopted a semestral (biannual) publication schedule and a double-blind peer-review policy, with external evaluators outside the foundation assessing submissions. The journal's content has ranged across philosophy, law, political theory, science and culture, always approached from the standpoint of philosophical materialism. By 2023 it had reached issue number 59, demonstrating a publication run of several decades. The journal also maintains a website hosted by the Fundación Gustavo Bueno, offering indexes, history, author guidelines, subscription information and the ability to order printed issues. Through this combination of a long-running print periodical and an online presence, El Basilisco has functioned as both a scholarly journal and an institutional brand of the Bueno philosophical school.

• 2023

  Publication of issue number 58 (2023)

• 2023

  Publication of issue number 59 (2023)

• 1978

  Founding of El Basilisco by Gustavo Bueno

A specialized Spanish-language academic philosophy journal devoted to philosophical materialism and the school of Gustavo Bueno.

• El Basilisco journal issues

  Biannual issues containing articles, notes, reviews and transcriptions.

• Printed back issues

  Individual printed issues available for order.

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2. 2Íñigo Ongay de Felipe, Realidad +, + y +. Sobre la filosofía de la realidad virtual de David Chalmersfgbueno.es
3. 3Francisco López Ruiz, Consideraciones sobre la relación de identidad entre Estado y Derecho en Kelsenfgbueno.es
4. 4José María Fernández González, Notas sobre el entorno de la Filosofía del Derechofgbueno.es
5. 5El Basiliscowikidata.org