Jan Sokol (philosopher)

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Jan Sokol

Jan Sokol (born April 18, 1936 in Prague , † February 16, 2021 ) was a Czech philosopher , university professor and politician.

Life

Jan Sokol, who also worked professionally as a goldsmith and mechanic, was the founding dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Charles University in Prague . As one of the first signatories of Charter 77 , he was also active in various citizens' movements before the fall of the Wall.

Sokol was married to the daughter of the philosopher Jan Patočka , Františka Patočková, with whom he has a daughter and two sons.

Political activity

In 1990 he became a member of the Czech Občanské fórum party in the Czechoslovak parliament. In this capacity he was also Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the parliamentary delegation in the European Parliament . After the break up of the citizens ' forum in 1991, he became involved in the citizens' movement and was its deputy chairman. In 1996 he unsuccessfully applied for a seat in the Senate for the KDU-ČSL . In 1997 he became an advisor to the then Minister of Education.

In the first half of 1998 he was a non-party Minister for Schools, Youth and Physical Education in the interim government of Prime Minister Josef Tošovský . As a non-party candidate, nominated by the governing coalition at the time, he also ran for the office of President on February 28, 2003 in the third round of the elections then held by the Czech Parliament . However, the ODS candidate Václav Klaus won .

Sokol was also a member of the Czech PEN club .

Sokol as a scientist

Since he was not allowed to study under the communist regime, he was only able to study mathematics in the second educational path. In 1993 he received his doctorate in anthropology from Charles University, he completed his habilitation in 1997 and became professor of philosophy in 2000.

In addition to a number of written books, he also participated in the ecumenical translation of the Bible . He completed studies at the Universities of Heidelberg and Pennsylvania and as a Senior Fellow at Harvard University .

In 2007 he was accepted by the French Republic into the Legion of Honor as Officier de la Légion d'honneur .

Publications

Czech

  • Etika, život, instituce (ethics, life, institutions), Vyšehrad, 2nd edition 2014
  • Moc, peníze a právo (Power, Money and Law), Aleš Čeněk, Plzeň 2007
  • Malá filosofie člověka (Small Philosophy of Man), Vyšehrad, 5th edition, Prague 2007
  • Čas a rytmus (Time and Rhythm) , 2nd edition Oikumene, Praha 2004
  • Člověk a náboženství (Man and Religion), Portál, Praha 2004
  • Filozofická anthropologie (Philosophical Anthropology), Portál, Praha 2002
  • Antropologie a etika (anthropology and ethics), Triton, Praha 2003

German

  • Philosophy as an obligation . Edited by O. Skripnik and U. Arnswald. Manutius, Heidelberg 2014. ISBN 978-3-944512-02-0
  • Man and religion. Origins - ways - orientations . Karl Alber, Freiburg / Munich 2007. ISBN 978-3-495-48264-3
  • Neighborhood - closeness and demarcation from an anthropological point of view. In: Theologie der Gegenwart , Erfurt, Vol. 50 (2007) / 3, pp. 162–171. ISSN  0342-1457
  • An ethic for all people? In: Schmidinger - Hoff (Ed.), Ethics in focus . Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2005, pp. 181-200. ISBN 3-7022-2710-5 .
  • Europe speaks. Linguistic diversity and politics. In: Osteuropa 5–6 / 2004, Berlin, pp. 276–283. ISSN  0030-6428 .
  • What is money In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik 5/2 (2004), pp. 176–185. ISSN  1439-880X
  • Life as movement. Jan Patočka and the philosophy of education. In: Jahrbuch fuer Bildungs- und Erziehungsphilosophie , 3 (2000), pp. 223–229. Schneider Hohengehren, ISBN 3-89676-328-8 .
  • What is money In: MT Vogt (ed.), Cultures in Encounter . Wrocław - Görlitz 2004. ISBN 83-7432-018-4 . Pp. 189-198.
  • The twofold account of creation as a hermeneutic key. In: Pokorný, P. (ed.): Philosophical Hermeneutics and Biblical Exegesis. Tübingen 2002, ISBN 3-16-147894-0 , pp. 238-244.
  • The triple responsibility of the university. In R. Gepp et al. (Ed.), Education Between Luxury and Necessity . Vienna: LIT-Verlag Vienna, 2006. P. 21-27. Series of publications of the WA. Vol. 1. ISBN 3-8258-9360-X .

English

  • Europe speaks. Linguistic Diversity and Politics. In: Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities . Vol. 15/3, 2010, p. 185-193. ISSN 1469-2899 (electronic) 0969-725X (paper)
  • What does freedom look like? In: Int. J. Prenatal and perinatal psychology and medicine , Stockholm. Vol. 17, 1/2 (2005), p. 181-187. ISSN  0943-5417
  • An Address from Elsewhere (The Message of Lévinas). In: Philosophy Today , Chicago, 43/2 (1999), p. 143-150, ISSN  0031-8256 .
  • The Two Faces of Time. In: European Review , Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 11-18 (2001). ISSN  1062-7987 .
  • The market as a place of rules. In: MT Vogt (ed.), Cultures in Encounter . Wrocław - Görlitz 2004. ISBN 83-7432-018-4 . Pp. 239-243.
  • Language and experience. In: Dynamic structure. Language as an open system . Prague: Litteraria pragensia, 2007. p. 27-35. ISBN 80-7308-139-3 .

French

  • L'obligation et la vie. In: Pouvoir et vie . Actes UEE de Nice. Cluj: Idea Design & Print, Editura, 2004. p. 117-125. ISBN 973-7913-27-2 .
  • Jan Patocka et la Charte 77. La nouvelle alternative, Paris, 22, 1, od pp . 29–34, 5 see ISSN  0242-5726 . 2008.
  • Les regles: conditions de la liberté concrete. In: Philosophy de l'action . Cluj 2005, ISBN 973-7913-43-4 , p. 173-181.
  • Novotný, K. - Sokol, J .: Jan Patočka, penseur d'une dissidence philosophique et politique. In: Delsol - Maslowski - Nowicki (eds.): Dissidences. PUF Paris 2005. ISBN 2-13-054334-0 . P. 15-34.
  • D'ou vient l'idée de l'obligation morale? In: Source conception de l'homme aujourd'hui? Zurich 2003. ISBN 3-908544-50-5 . P. 119-130.
  • La pensée européenne de Jan Patočka. In: Delsol - Maslowski (ed.): Histoire des idées politiques de l'Europe centrale , p. 496-510. PUF Paris 1998. ISBN 2-13-049071-9

Other languages

  • Zijn human rights natuurlijk? Filosofie ond Praktijk , Budel (NL): Damon, 28/2007, 4, p. 43-53, ISSN  0167-2444 . 2007.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Zemřel filozof Jan Sokol. Exministrovi školství a prezidentskému kandidátovi bylo 84 let. Český rozhlas , February 16, 2021, accessed February 16, 2021 (Czech).
personal data
SURNAME Sokol, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech philosopher and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 2021