Henryk Skolimowski
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Henryk Skolimowski is a Polish
philosopher. He completed technical studies, musicology
and philosophy in Warsaw. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Oxford University.
The student of Tadeusz Kotarbiński
and Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
, he specialized in logic
and philosophy of language
. Skolimowski earned a doctorate at the University of Oxford, where he also taught before he began his professorships at the University of Southern California
in Los Angeles, and then at the University of Michigan
, Ann Arbor, where he was for many years a professor of philosophy, and now holds the position of professor emeritus. Today he is considered to be the leading thinker in the field of eco-philosophy
.
Skolimowski's work is targeted at overcoming human angst
and disconnection caused in part by the overwhelming preponderance of modern technology, which had its seeds in the Industrial Revolution. Our accelerating dependence on technology at the expense of a right relationship with Nature and the planet is a prime concern within Skolimowski's work, as is the increasing inability of organized patriarchal religions to provide a meaningful spiritual platform from which modern human beings may appropriately evolve.
During decades of travel and involvement with leading thinkers across the globe, Skolimowski has become familiar a great variety of cultures, and has included winning precepts from them into his works. He is the author of 40 books and hundreds of scientific and academic papers. He is also a poet. He writes in English. In the years 1992-1997 Skolimowski held the position of Chair of Eco-Philosophy at Technical University of Lodz
, the first such position of its kind in the world.
Degrees and Scientific Titles:
Academic experience:
He was a member of scientific organizations such as:
Other information:
Publications: author of 40 books and over 450 articles in scientific journals (published in 20 languages)
Awards and distinctions:
Hobbies:
In our country appeared Skolimowski the following items:
Most of its author delivered an item in English. As you can see out of a total of over forty items shown in our country is less than twenty five percent. This situation was perhaps because, as suggested by the poet Marianne Stork in chapter titled "Towards ocaleniu" quoted in the seventh point "meditation," that the ideas of freedom and love of beauty presented by H. Skolimowski be dangerous to the previous system, and as such they could not see The light blocked by the censors.
Henryk Skolimowski Archive is located in the Immigration Archives in the University Library in Torun.
Poles
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philosopher. He completed technical studies, musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
and philosophy in Warsaw. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Oxford University.
The student of Tadeusz Kotarbiński
Tadeusz Kotarbinski
Tadeusz Kotarbiński , a pupil of Kazimierz Twardowski, was a Polish philosopher, logician, one of the most representative figures of the Lwów-Warsaw School, and a member of the Polish Academy of Learning as well as the Polish Academy of Sciences...
and Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz was a Polish philosopher and logician, a prominent figure in the Lwów–Warsaw school of logic. He originated many novel ideas in semiotics, including the "categorial grammar" used by many formal linguists...
, he specialized in logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
and philosophy of language
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
. Skolimowski earned a doctorate at the University of Oxford, where he also taught before he began his professorships at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in Los Angeles, and then at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Ann Arbor, where he was for many years a professor of philosophy, and now holds the position of professor emeritus. Today he is considered to be the leading thinker in the field of eco-philosophy
Ecosophy
Ecosophy and ecophilosophy are neologisms formed by contracting the phrase ecological philosophy.Confusion as to the meaning of ecosophy is primarily the consequence of it being used to designate different and often contradictory concepts by the Norwegian father of deep ecology, Arne...
.
Skolimowski's work is targeted at overcoming human angst
Angst
Angst is an English, German, Danish, Norwegian and Dutch word for fear or anxiety . It is used in English to describe an intense feeling of apprehension, anxiety or inner turmoil...
and disconnection caused in part by the overwhelming preponderance of modern technology, which had its seeds in the Industrial Revolution. Our accelerating dependence on technology at the expense of a right relationship with Nature and the planet is a prime concern within Skolimowski's work, as is the increasing inability of organized patriarchal religions to provide a meaningful spiritual platform from which modern human beings may appropriately evolve.
During decades of travel and involvement with leading thinkers across the globe, Skolimowski has become familiar a great variety of cultures, and has included winning precepts from them into his works. He is the author of 40 books and hundreds of scientific and academic papers. He is also a poet. He writes in English. In the years 1992-1997 Skolimowski held the position of Chair of Eco-Philosophy at Technical University of Lodz
Technical University of Lódz
The Technical University of Łódź was created in 1945 and has developed into one of the biggest in Poland. Originally located in an old factory building, today covering nearly 200,000 sq. meters in over 70 separate buildings, the majority of them situated in the main University area. Approximately...
, the first such position of its kind in the world.
Degrees and Scientific Titles:
- BA (geologyGeologyGeology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
) 1956 - Warsaw University of TechnologyWarsaw University of TechnologyThe Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of...
, Warsaw, Poland, - MA (Philosophy) 1959 - University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland,
- Ph.D. 1964 - University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Academic experience:
- University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom - scholar 1959-60, 1962–64, 1968–69
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom - exhibitioner 1969-70
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA - Assistant professor, associate professor 1964-70
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA - Professor 1971-1993
- Technical University of Lodz, Department of Environmental Philosophy, Lodz, Poland - Professor, Head of Department 1992-97
He was a member of scientific organizations such as:
- Teilhard Society in London - Vice President 1980-90
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature 1981/86
- Committee "Man and Environment" PAN
Other information:
- creator of a new department of philosophy - eco-philosophy
- Founder of the Eco-Philosophy Center based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
- member of the President of the Council for Environmental RP 1994-97
Publications: author of 40 books and over 450 articles in scientific journals (published in 20 languages)
Awards and distinctions:
- Gold Medal of Merit 1999
- Medal of the City of Wroclaw 1997 (for activities in the field of environmental protection in Poland)
Hobbies:
- Hiking
- Travel
In our country appeared Skolimowski the following items:
- . Hope the mother of the wise, Library Era of Ecological Environmental Philosophy TP 1993
- . Habitat holy man, the universality of the Center of the University of Warsaw, Poland Living Federation, Warsaw 1999
- . Green Eye of space around the Ekofilozofii In an interview, and essays, Publisher Atla2, Wroclaw 2003
- . Technique and Purpose, Wydawnictwo Warsaw ETHOS 1995
- . Living Philosophy as a Tree of Life Ekofilozofia, Wydawnictwo Warsaw Empty Cloud 1993
- . Visions of the new millennium, Wydawnictwo EJB Krakow 1999
- . Meditation on the real value of man who seeks the meaning of life, Astrum Wroclaw University of Technology Publishing House, Wroclaw 1991
- . Saving the Earth - Dawn ecological philosophy, Warsaw 1991
- . Essays on Ecology, Warsaw 1992
Most of its author delivered an item in English. As you can see out of a total of over forty items shown in our country is less than twenty five percent. This situation was perhaps because, as suggested by the poet Marianne Stork in chapter titled "Towards ocaleniu" quoted in the seventh point "meditation," that the ideas of freedom and love of beauty presented by H. Skolimowski be dangerous to the previous system, and as such they could not see The light blocked by the censors.
Henryk Skolimowski Archive is located in the Immigration Archives in the University Library in Torun.
Works
- The Participatory Mind: A New Theory of Knowledge and of the Universe (Arkana)
- A Sacred Place to Dwell: Living With Reverence upon the Earth Jun 2002
- DharmaDharmaDharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion. In the context of Hinduism, it refers to one's personal obligations, calling and duties, and a Hindu's dharma is affected by the person's age, caste, class, occupation, and gender...
, Ecology and Wisdom in the Third Millennium 1999 - Ecoyoga: Practice & Meditations for Walking in Beauty on the Earth Jun 1994
- Living Philosophy: Eco-Philosophy as a Tree of Life (Arkana) Aug 4, 1992
- Dancing ShivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
in the ecological age 1991 - Eco-theology: Toward a religion for our times (Eco-philosophy publication) 1985
- Theatre of the Mind (Quest Books) Oct 25, 1984
- Eco-Philosophy (Ideas in progress) Jun 1981
- Polish Analytical Philosophy. A Survey and a Comparison with British Analytical Philosophy
External links
- http://www.ecophilosophy.org The Eco-philosophy Centre website
- Polish Wikipedia article
- Google Books
- Google Scholar
- "Education For The Real World" by Henryk Skolimowski