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"Dans Les Montagnes Suisses... ". Avec le Professeur Leszek Libera interviewé par Jarosław Ławski
No full textRedakcja serii: Jarosław Ławski, Krzysztof KorotkichRedaktor tomu: Jarosław ŁawskiThe volume is a transcript of a conversation between Professor Jarosław Ławski and Professor Leszek Libera held in August 2022. Leszek Libera (born in 1948 in Racibórz) is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Zielona Góra; a historian of Polish literature, a translator from German, and a novelist. The fruit of his work, reading, and research are several books devoted to the works of Juliusz Słowacki (and, to a lesser extent, Adam Mickiewicz). For nearly twenty years he has been associated with the intellectual milieu of Zielona Góra; at the local university, he conducted master’s seminars and gave lectures on the history of literature. He is the author of numerous studies on the literature of Polish and German Romanticism, as well as monographs: Juliusz Słowacki’s Journey to the Holy Land from Naples, Poznań 1993; Romanticism and Folklore: The Works of Jacek Malczewski and Bolesław Leśmian, Poznań 1994; In Switzerland: A Study of Juliusz Słowacki, Kraków 2001; “Maria Stuart”: A Drama by Juliusz Słowacki, Zielona Góra 2003; Wounded Illusion: on Juliusz Słowacki’s “Balladyna” and Ludwig Tieck’s “Puss in Boots”, Zielona Góra 2007; Mickiewicz and Medicine: Romantic Sketches, Zielona Góra 2010; Gottfried August Bürger – Author of “Lenora”, Bialystok 2016. He has published his own translations, published as annotated editions: Ludwig Tieck’s Puss in Boots and The World in a Wrap, Zielona Gora 2007; Ludwig Tieck’s Prince Zerbino, or A Journey in Search of Good Taste. In a Sense, A Continuation of Puss in Boots. German Comedy in Six Scenes, Zielona Gora 2012, Ludwig Tieck’s Blonde Eckbert and Mountain Run, Białystok 2022. In 2021, he published a biography: Ludwig Tieck Called the King of Romanticism, Białystok 2021. He is the author of a trilogy Der Utopek. Roman, Dresden 2011, Buks Molenda. Roman, Dresden 2012, Utopek’s Testament, Dresden 2020, which was published in Polish in a translation by Sława Lisiecka.
Professor Leszek Libera has been repeatedly invited to give a “Lecture of Master” at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Białystok, but due to the dramatic changes in the world in 2020–2022, he could not accept the invitation (he lives in Essen, Germany). Professor Libera’s cooperation with the Białystok academic community has continued since 1997, including joint editions of works of German Romanticism and biographies of its authors in the “Black Romanticism” Series, reviewing works, lectures at conferences organized by the Department of Philological Research “East - West” in Vilnius, Szetejnie, and Bialystok. In the interview, Professor Libera talks about his studies at the University of Wrocław, the master-apprentice relationship through which he formed his workshop, his travels in Switzerland, during which he established the unknown contexts of Juliusz Słowacki’s poetry, as well as his passion for writing culminating in the trilogy about Utopek. In the final part of the conversation, he talks about the former (fascinating to him) face of German culture and the contemporary destruction of its image.Leszek Libera (ur. w 1948 r. w Raciborzu) – emerytowany prof. zw. dr hab. Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego, z którym jest związany od blisko 20 lat; historyk literatury polskiej, tłumacz z języka niemieckiego, powieściopisarz. Specjalista z zakresu literatury oraz kultury romantyzmu polskiego i zachodnioeuropejskiego. Autor licznych studiów oraz monografii, m.in.: Juliusza Słowackiego „Podróż do Ziemi Świętej z Neapolu” (1993), Romantyczność i folklor: o twórczości Jacka Malczewskiego i Bolesława Leśmiana (1994), W Szwajcarii: studium o Juliuszu Słowackim (2001), Maria Stuart. Dramat Juliusza Słowackiego (2003), Zraniona iluzja: o „Balladynie” Juliusza Słowackiego i „Kocie w butach” Ludwiga Tiecka (2007), Mickiewicz i medycyna: szkice romantyczne (2010), Gottfried August Bürger – autor „Lenory” (2016). Wydał własne przekłady w naukowym opracowaniu, m.in.: Ludwig Tieck, Kot w butach, Świat na opak (2007), Ludwig Tieck, Blondyn Eckbert, Góra run (2022). Autor trylogii powieściowej: Der Utopek. Roman (2011), Buks Molenda. Roman (2012), Testament Utopka (2020), która ukazała się po polsku w przekładzie Sławy Lisieckiej. Mieszka w Essen, w Niemczech
Sacrum i rewolucja. Leszek Kołakowski i inni
Full text linkThe sacred and the revolution Leszek Kołakowski and othersThe author examines the relationship between the sphere of the sacred and the phenomenon of the revolution. He points to the distinctiveness of Leszek Kołakowski’s position as compared to the views articulated by other representatives of the so-called Warsaw school of the history of ideas. He claims that Kołakowski’s philosophical programme, which takes into account the sacred and mythical dimension of the socio-political diagnoses, can help us to understand the Russian Revolution of 1917 as well as other revolutionary movements and processes of the 20th century. He demonstrates that the sacred is an inherent aspect of the revolutionary mentality. Also, he argues that the ideologies which turned against religion in the name of the struggle with religious superstitions, in the end became quasi-religious. As a matter of fact, the revolutionary utopia may be perceived as a kind of crypto-religion involving such elements of the mythical thinking as a belief in the cognition of history, an assumption that the latter may be started anew, a belief in the possibility of the secular eschatology, etc.The sacred and the revolution Leszek Kołakowski and othersThe author examines the relationship between the sphere of the sacred and the phenomenon of the revolution. He points to the distinctiveness of Leszek Kołakowski’s position as compared to the views articulated by other representatives of the so-called Warsaw school of the history of ideas. He claims that Kołakowski’s philosophical programme, which takes into account the sacred and mythical dimension of the socio-political diagnoses, can help us to understand the Russian Revolution of 1917 as well as other revolutionary movements and processes of the 20th century. He demonstrates that the sacred is an inherent aspect of the revolutionary mentality. Also, he argues that the ideologies which turned against religion in the name of the struggle with religious superstitions, in the end became quasi-religious. As a matter of fact, the revolutionary utopia may be perceived as a kind of crypto-religion involving such elements of the mythical thinking as a belief in the cognition of history, an assumption that the latter may be started anew, a belief in the possibility of the secular eschatology, etc
Leszek Nowak – obituary
No full textOn 20th of October 2009 died Leszek Nowak, one of the most creative and original Polish philosophers. Born on 7th of January 1943, Nowak studied law (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań) and philosophy (Warsaw University). He lived to philosophize. It is not a conventional phrase but the true description of his activities. He devoted his live to philosophy. He got professor’s title in 1976, at the age of 33. At that time he was the youngest professor in Poland and the author of the methodological conception – the idealizational theory of science. His theory was inspired by ideas he found in Marx’s writings. He made them explicit and precise by using the language of contemporary logical philosophy. The result was the theory that offered a new, detailed and systematic picture of science [10], [18]. Leszek Nowak admired Marx’s ideas and planned to reconstruct Marx’s entire philosophical system. It soon occurred to him that Marx’s social philosophy was unable to account for the functioning of the societies of so-called real socialism. Nowak retained Marx’s materialism but rejected the narrow, economic view of society. In 1977 he started to work on a new, generalized social theory, which he called the non-Marxian historical materialism [12]. In this theory real socialism occurs as the most oppressive system in the history of the hitherto known societies. One has to be bold or naïve to work on such a theory in the country of real socialism. Leszek Nowak was aware of the risk but he did not decide to accept intellectual compromise and in 1979 disseminated the typescript of his book on real socialism. During the time of Solidarność movement he spent all energy to educate union members and to reveal the oppressive nature of socialism. He was interned on 13th of December 1981 and spent a year in jail. In 1985 he was expelled from the university and in 1989 his professorship was reinstated. Extremely hard work, engagement in the Solidarność movement, and protests during internment seriously undermined his health. In the last years Leszek Nowak was not able to teach but he painstakingly worked on his new love – metaphysics. Results of his research were published in Polish in three volumes [16], [19], [20]. In our view his conception represents a non-standard approach to metaphysical problems. In Polish philosophy Nowak’s metaphysics can be only confronted with Roman Ingarden’s The controversy over the existence of the world. It is our firm conviction that Leszek Nowak’s place in Polish philosophy in the second half of the twentieth century is defined by the following qualities: a bold search for new and original idea, laborious work to present it in a systematic way, readiness to defend it against petrifying tendencies be they scientific, political, religious or ideological
Profesor Leszek Kajzer (1944–2016)
No full textProfessor Leszek Kajzer was one of the founders of historical archaeology in Poland, adapting this field to local conditions. Today, historical archaeology is pursued – albeit with varying intensity – by university departments, research institutes, and institutions of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Although its tentative beginnings in Poland date back to the 1920s, it was only through Kajzer’s work that both the subject matter and methodology of the discipline were clearly defined. Its scope includes the cultural landscape (sacred complexes and cemeteries, defensive structures, urban and rural settlements, architecture, and movable artefacts), as well as societies of the early and late Middle Ages and of modern times up to the present day.
This article presents a profile of Professor Leszek Kajzer and summarises his academic achievements.
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Declaration regarding the use of GAI tools: not usedProfesor Leszek Kajzer jest jednym z twórców archeologii historycznej, adaptowanej na grunt polski i uprawianej obecnie z różną intensywnością przez katedry i instytuty uniwersyteckie oraz placówki PAN. Nieśmiałe jej początki można wskazać już w latach dwudziestych XX w., ale dopiero w Jego pracach zakreślono przedmiot i metodykę badań. Przedmiotem jej jest krajobraz kulturowy (zespoły sakralne i cmentarzyska, zespoły obronne, miejskie i wiejskie osadnictwo, architektura i zabytki ruchome), społeczeństw wczesnego i późnego średniowiecza, czasów nowożytnych aż po lata nowoczesności.
Artykuł jest przedstawieniem sylwetki Profesora Leszka Kajzera i podsumowaniem Jego działalności na niwie naukowej.
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The percentage share of the author in the preparation of the work is: J.S. 100%
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The Galician Atheist. Prophetism, Mysticism and Romanticism in Aleksander (Leszek) Dunin Borkovsky’s Writings
No full textUsing the example of Leszek Dunin Borkowski’s works, the author
presents a form of a dialogue with a biblical source which was literary
prophecy and mysticism. This philosophical basis converted poetic
statement into a cultural discourse with traditional forms of
religiousness. The outcome of this aesthetics led to the extension of the
liberation ideas supporters’ circles as well as to promoting democratic
ideas
Can the Devil be saved? : Leszek Kołakowski's reading of Kant
No full textArtykuł stanowi pogłębione studium na temat filozofii moralnej, antropologii
filozoficznej oraz filozofii politycznej Immanuela Kanta. Drugim celem, jaki postawiła
sobie autorka jest wyjaśnienie dlaczego zdaniem Leszka Kołakowskiego
etyka Kanta ma fundamentalne znaczenie dla przetrwania zachodniej cywilizacji.
Czy rzeczywiście i w jakim sensie Kant dostarcza nam argumentów w toczących
się współcześnie sporach bioetycznych?The article presents a deep study of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy, philosophical
anthropology and political philosophy. The second goal of the author is
to explain why is ethics essential for wester civilisation’s survival, according to
Leszek Kołakowski. Does Kant in fact provide us with arguments in contemporary
bioethical disputes
Professor Leszek Dzięgiel – a scholar despite everything
No full textThe article is a reminiscent text devoted to the memory of Professor Leszek Dzięgiel, who
deceased in 2005. He was an anthropologist, lecturer and a long-term head of the Ethnology
Institute of the Jagiellonian University, an active member of the Polish Ethnological Society,
a member of the Committee on Ethnological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences and
Ethnographic Commission of the Cracow Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The author
of the article, a student and doctorate of the Professor, tried to present the extensive influence
that the political reality of the Polish People’s Republic had on the possibility of scholar and
career development of many intellectuals, also shaping the career of the prominent Polish
scholar
Metaphilosophy of Leszek Nowak’s negativistic unitarian metaphysics
No full textThe theme of this paper is Leszek Nowak’s reconstruction and systematization of metaphilosophy of the negativistic unitarian metaphysics described in Being and Thought in four volumes, published in the years 1998, 2004, 2007, 2019. The goal of the article is to contribute to the discussion on the status of metaphilosophy. Metaphilosophy is understood here as a separate dimension of every philosophical conception determining, on the one hand, how we understand the realm of objects (what we postulate), on the other hand, how we choose methods for the construction of theories and ways to legitimize them. The author tries to show that Nowak’s metaphilosophy assumed in negativistic unitarian metaphysics meets exactly this definition of metaphilosophy
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