Sira Abenoza

Philosopher and director

PhD in Philosophy and director of La Casa dels Clàssics. She is the founder and director of the Institute for Socratic Dialogue, a foundation that promotes Socratic dialogue as a tool for inclusion and the promotion of justice.

Her work can be seen in the documentaries Filosofia a la presó (Seminci Award for Best Documentary, 2015), about the Socratic dialogue course she teaches in Catalan prisons, and In dialogue, which reflects a dialogue table between ex-terrorists in Northern Ireland.

She is a lecturer in the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at ESADE, as well as a researcher at the Institute for Social Innovation and Director of the Vicens Vives Programme, both at ESADE. She is also a contributor to several media outlets.

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