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Ramón Turró
1854–1926
A Catalan thinker who moved easily between science and philosophy, he is remembered for work on physiology, psychology, and the origins of knowledge. His career also linked him closely to Barcelona’s bacteriological research world at the turn of the twentieth century.
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El mètode objectiu
by Ramón Turró
About the author
Born in Malgrat de Mar in 1854 and later active in Barcelona, Ramón Turró Darder was a Spanish-Catalan veterinarian, biologist, and philosopher. Reference sources describe him as a wide-ranging intellectual whose work connected experimental science with bigger questions about how living beings perceive and know the world.
He was associated with the Municipal Laboratory of Barcelona and became especially noted for research in bacteriology and physiology. He also wrote influential philosophical works, including studies on the origins of knowledge, where he explored the role of bodily needs and sensation in thought.
Turró died in Barcelona in 1926. He is still of interest today because his writing sits at an unusual crossroads: rigorous laboratory science on one side, and bold reflection on mind, perception, and human understanding on the other.