Distinctions

The works by Professor Capriles have been reviewed in books on Ibero-American philosophy published in France, Spain and Venezuela, and in the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology (California, USA). Two of his works in English have been taken as sources for encyclopedia entries. He is also mentioned in a book on Tibetan Buddhism produced in France.

(a) He in one of the three living Venezuela authors reviewed in Alain Guy’s La philosophie en Amérique Latine (1997, collection Que sais-je, Presses Universitaires de France #3273, p. 80. Spanish translation: La filosofía en América latina. Madrid: Acento Editorial, p. 63).
(b) The works by Capriles published before 1996 were reviewed in greater detail in the second edition of Alain Guy’s Panorama de la philosophie ibéro-américaine (reference for the original publication lacking; Spanish translation: [2002], Panorama de la filosofía iberoamericana, pp. 189-190. Maracaibo: Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta).
(c) Capriles is mentioned in Cornu, Philippe (1998), Guide du Bouddhisme Tibétain (Paris: Les Guides Selène, Le Livre de Poche, p. 256).
(d) In 2002 the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology (San Francisco, California, EE. UU., vol. 34, # 2, pp. 129-133) devoted to him the “Research Brief” published under the title, “Meet the Researcher: Elías Capriles.”
(e) In the presentation of his paper, “Beyond Mind II: Further Steps to a Metatranspersonal Philosophy and Psychology” (which is now part of vol. II of his new book Beyond Being, Beyond Mind, Beyond History), Douglas A. MacDonald y Harris Friedman, Co-editors of the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, wrote:
This volume of the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies starts with an article we consider extremely important, “Beyond Mind II: Further Steps to a Meta-Transpersonal Philosophy and Psychology by Elías Capriles. This article lucidly challenges Wilber’s well-known ontogenetic holoarchy model, claiming it is based on a delusion and its complicated gradations are only gradations of delusion; this article also challenges other well-known transpersonal models, such as Washburn’s and Grof’s. Compellingly, it presents a strong case for an alternative view that could have major impact on transpersonal thought. Much longer than most Journal articles, it is included in its entirety to give justice to the powerful perspective it presents.
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies,
vol. 25, 2006,p. 2
(f) In the online Encyclopedia, Wikipedia (English version), the entry Buddhist Philosophy is based exclusively on his book Clear Discrimination of Views Pointing at the Definitive Meaning: The Four Philosophical Schools of the Sutrayana Traditionally Taught in Tibet.
(g) In the online Encyclopedia, Wikipedia (English version), the entry Dzogchen is partly based on his book Buddhism and Dzogchen: Volume One: Buddhism: A Dzogchen Outlook.
(h) He is reviewed or mentioned in many WebPages in Spanish, English, Russian, French, Chinese, Japanese, Hungarian and several other languages.
(i) Professor Capriles is a member of the Board of Editors of the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies (USA: formerly in Manoa, Hawai and presently in San Francisco, California).
(j) Since its foundation until 2007 professor Capriles has been Associate Editor of the academic journal Utopía y Praxis Latinoamericana, having its seat in the School of Philosophy of The University of Zulia in the town of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
(k) Since its foundation in 2006 professor Capriles has been Associate Editor and member of the Board of Editors of the academic journal Humania del Sur, having its seat in the School of History of the University of The Andes in the town of Mérida, Venezuela.
(l) Professor Capriles was a member of the Board of Editors of the academic journal Dikaiosyne, having its seat in the Faculty of Law and Politics of the University of The Andes in the town of Mérida, Venezuela.
(m) Professor Capriles was a member of the Board of Editors of the academic journal Trasiego having its seat in the Faculty of Humanities and Education of the University of The Andes in the town of Mérida, Venezuela

Bibliography of works in which he is reviewed (in chronological order)

Comesaña, Gloria (1995). Capriles, Elías: Individuo, sociedad, ecosistema: Ensayos sobre filosofía, política y mística. Consejo de Publicaciones, ULA. Mérida, 1994, 477 pp. Maracaibo, Edo. Zulia, Venezuela: Revista de Filosofía (Centro de Estudios Filosóficos; Facultad de Humanidades y Educación; Universidad del Zulia).
Guy, A. (1997). La philosophie en Amérique Latine, p. 80. Paris: colección Que sais-je #3273, Presses Universitaires de France.
Guy, A. (1998). La filosofía en América latina, p. 63. Madrid: Acento Editorial.
Cornu, Philippe (1998). Guide du Bouddhisme Tibétain, p. 256. París: Les Guides Selène, Le Livre de Poche.
Guy, A. (2002). Panorama de la Filosofía Iberoamericana: Desde el siglo XVI hasta nuestros días, pp. 189-190. Maracaibo: Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta.
MacDonald, Douglas, Director of the Project (2002). “Meet the Researcher: Elías Capriles.” In the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, # 2 del vol. 34 corresponding to 2002, pp. 129-133. In the URLs: original version; requieres password and actualizada; free access.
MacDonald, Douglas, director del proyecto (2003). Conozca al investigador: Elías Capriles. Mérida, Venezuela: Dikaiosyne, Año VI, # 11, pp. 181-190. (Spanish translation of preceding work.) on the web
Velasco, Fabiola (2003). Acercamiento a la obra Individuo, sociedad y ecosistema. Mérida, Venezuela: Dikaiosyne, Año VI, # 11, pp. 191-197. on the web
Unidentified Author (unidentified date). Review of the book Individuo, sociedad, ecosistema published in the Journal Pensamiento (Madrid, Spain). Page numbers unknown.