Danko Grlić

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Danko Grlić (born September 18, 1923 in Graćanica , Yugoslavia , † March 1, 1984 ) was a philosopher , supporter of Marxist humanism and member of the practice group . His brother Ljubiša Grlić (1921–1993) was a pharmacist .

In 1931 Grlić moved to Zagreb with his family . During the war he was active in the anti-fascist movement. From 1950 to 1955 he studied philosophy at the University of Zagreb . In 1959 he accepted Miroslav Krleža's offer to work at the Yugoslav Lexicographic Institute and became its editor for philosophy and sociology . In 1962 he began to teach aesthetics at the Academy of Arts in Zagreb . In 1965 he was one of the founding members of the editorial committee of the magazine Praxis . From 1966 to 1968 he was President of the Croatian Philosophical Society. In 1968 he was banned from teaching at the academy. Grlić was particularly interested in the aesthetics and philosophy of Nietzsche , who was his preferred author after Marx and on whom he also received his doctorate in 1969. It was his concern to overcome the negative image of Nietzsche in Marxist circles. In Grlić's view, the National Socialist interpretation of Nietzsche's thoughts did not correspond to their real essence. In 1971 he was appointed professor at the University of Belgrade . From 1974 until his death ten years later, he headed the aesthetics department of the Philosophical Faculty in Zagreb. In addition, Grlić was a member of the board of directors of the “summer school” of the practice group on the island of Korčula .

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  • Hrvatski Biografski Leksikon , Volume 5, 2002

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SURNAME Grlić, Danko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Yugoslav philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Graćanica
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1984