Entrepreneurship in the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

Currently entrepreneurship is a basic pillar in the socioeconomic area of any country since it contributes to attain the government objectives of job creation and boost of dynamism and competitiveness of the business network. These aspects are even more crucial nowadays due to the global economic crisis. This paper attempts to provide some new insights about the scientific field entrepreneurship in the Basque Country analyzing some aspects related to the entrepreneurial activity, the profile of the entrepreneur and the characteristics of the entrepreneurial businesses. It also aims to provide empirical evidence that proves the good features of the spin-offs and TBF groups as job creators, technology transferors to the society and important actors in the growth and development of the economies for both the business network and its surrounding society. To this aim, a descriptive study has been performed of the firms belonging to the Zitek Program of Bizkaia Campus of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

La biología de los primeros estoicos

En este artículo el autor amplía y, sobre todo, fundamenta las afirmaciones que presentó en forma de esbozo en el III International Ontology Congress "physis", celebrado en San Sebastián entre el 1-5 de octubre de 1998, organizado por el Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad del País Vasco y el Departament de Filosofia de la Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, bajo el título: "¿Tienen derechos los animales en el estoicismo antiguo?".