University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
Encyclopedia
The University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philosophy is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Serbia
, founded in the early 19th century within the Belgrade Higher School. It employs 255 teaching staff and has approximately 6000 undergraduate and graduate students within nine departments: Department of Philosophy
, Department of Classics
, Department of History
, Department of Art History
, Department of Archeology, Department of Ethnology
and Anthropology
, Department of Sociology
, Department of Psychology
and Department of Pedagogy
and Andragogy
.
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
Faculty of Philosophy is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, founded in the early 19th century within the Belgrade Higher School. It employs 255 teaching staff and has approximately 6000 undergraduate and graduate students within nine departments: Department of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, Department of Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
, Department of History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, Department of Art History
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
, Department of Archeology, Department of Ethnology
Ethnology
Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity.-Scientific discipline:Compared to ethnography, the study of single groups through direct...
and Anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, Department of Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, Department of Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and Department of Pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
and Andragogy
Andragogy
Andragogy consists of learning strategies focused on adults. It is often interpreted as the process of engaging adult learners with the structure of learning experience. The term ‘andragogy’ has been used in different times and countries with various connotations. Nowadays there exist mainly three...
.
Notable alumni
- Mira Adanja-Polak, Freelance producer, journalist and presenter (b.1942)
- Mehdi BardhiMehdi BardhiMehdi Bardhi was born on September 14, 1927 in Prizren, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Kosovo, died on April 3, 1994 in Pristina, Yugoslavia.-Life:...
, Founder of the Institute of Albanology in Pristina (b 1927, d. 1994) - Gani BobiGani BobiGani Bobi was an Albanian philosopher and sociologist from Kosovo. He was born in Lubenić, municipality of Peć. Was one of the first Albanian professors of sociology and philosophy at the University of Pristina...
, Albanian philosopher and sociologist (b. 1943, d. 1995) - Milan BudimirMilan BudimirMilan Budimir was the most distinguished Serbian classical scholar, professor of the Serbian philosopher and Chair of the Department of the Classical Philology.-Life:...
, Serbian classical scholar (b. 1891, d. 1975) - Miodrag BulatovićMiodrag BulatovicMiodrag Bulatović was a Montenegrin Serb novelist and playwright...
, Montenegrin Serb novelist and playwrighter (b. 1930, d. 1991) - Branko ĆopićBranko CopicBranko Ćopić was Yugoslav writer. He was an ethnic Serb born in the village of Hašani near Bosanska Krupa. He attended schools in Bihać, Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Karlovac before moving to Belgrade to study philosophy at the University of Belgrade until his graduation in 1940.Upon the uprising in...
, Bosnian and Yugoslav writer (b. 1915, d. 1984) - Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia (2001–2003)
- Raјko Đurić, Serbian Romani writer (b. 1947)
- Trivo Inđić, Advisor to the Serbian President (2004–present)
- Žarko KoraćŽarko KoracProfessor Žarko Korać , Ph.D. is a Serbian psychologist and politician.He teaches psychology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy and is one of the founders and president of the Social Democratic Union...
, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1947) - Desanka Kovačević-KojićDesanka Kovacevic-KojicDesanka Kovačević-Kojić is a Serbian historian, a specialist in the medieval history of Serbia and Bosnia, and in particular urban history, trade and commercial relations...
, Serbian historian (b. 1925) - Sonja LichtSonja LichtSonja Licht is a sociologist and political activist. Currently, she is president of the Foreign Policy Council at the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
, President of the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (2003–present) - Sima LozanićSima LozanicSima Lozanić was a Serbian chemist, president of the Serbian Royal Academy, the first rector of the University of Belgrade, minister of foreign affairs, minister of industry and diplomat.-Biography:...
, first Rector of the University of Belgrade (b. 1847, d. 1935) - Desanka MaksimovićDesanka MaksimovicDesanka Maksimović was a Serbian poet, professor of literature, and a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.-Biography:...
, Serbian poet (b. 1898, d. 1993) - Miroslav MarcovichMiroslav MarcovichMiroslav Marcovich was a philologist and university professor. Marcovich was born in Belgrade. He studied at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy graduating in 1942. In 1943 he served as the assistant to Georg Ostrogorsky, expert in Byzantine studies. He served in the army under Josip...
, philologist and university professor (b. 1919, d. 2001) - Simo ElakovićSimo ElakovićSimo Elaković , a PhD, is a Serbian philosopher and Professor at Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy....
, Serbian philosopher and economist (b. 1940) - Mihailo MarkovićMihailo MarkovicMihailo Marković, PhD was a Serbian philosopher. He was born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes...
, Serbian philosopher (b. 1923, d. 2010) - Dragoljub MićunovićDragoljub MicunovicDragoljub Mićunović, PhD is a prominent Serbian politician and philosopher.-Early life:...
, Serbian politician and philosopher (b. 1930) - Nikola MiloševićNikola Miloševic (politician)Nikola Milošević, PhD was a Serbian writer, political philosopher, literary critic, and politician....
, Serbian writer and political philosopher (b. 1929, d. 2007) - Dragoslav MitrinovićDragoslav MitrinovicDragoslav S. Mitrinović was a Serbian mathematician known for his work in differential equations, functional equations, complex analysis...
, Serbian mathematician (b. 1908, d. 1995) - Vasko PopaVasko Popa- Biography :Popa was born in the village of Grebenac , Vojvodina, Serbia. After finishing high school, he enrolled as a student of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. He continued his studies at the University of Bucharest and in Vienna...
, Serbian poet of Romanian descent (b. 1922, d. 1991) - Nebojša RadmanovićNebojša RadmanovicNebojša Radmanović is a Bosnian Serb politician. He finished his schooling in Banja Luka, before going on to study at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy...
, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008–2009) - Šerbo RastoderŠerbo RastoderProf. Šerbo Rastoder, PhD is a Montenegrin Bosniak historian. He is also an author, writing about the history of Montenegro and about a few specific parts in Montenegro's history...
, Montenegrin Bosniak philosopher and historian (b. 1956) - Vladislav F. RibnikarVladislav F. RibnikarVladislav F. Ribnikar was the founder of Politika, the oldest Serbian newspaper. He led the newspaper from the day it was founded in 1904 until his death in combat in 1914....
, founder of PolitikaPolitikaPolitika is a Serbian newspaper. It is considered the newspaper of record and is the oldest daily in the Balkans, having been founded on January 25, 1904 by Vladislav Ribnikar. It is currently being published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines , a joint venture between Politika AD and...
, the oldest Serbian newspaper (b. 1871, d. 1914) - Veljko RusVeljko RusVeljko Rus is a Slovenian sociologist, writer and academic.He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia to a prominent upper middle class family...
, Slovenian philosopher and politician (b. 1929) - Bogoljub ŠijakovićBogoljub ŠijakovicBogoljub Šijaković is a Montenegrin-born Serb politician who served as the Serbian Minister of Religion....
, Serbian Minister of Religion (2008–present) - Boris TadićBoris TadicBoris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
, President of Serbia (2004–present) - Ljubomir TadićLjubomir TadicLjubomir "Ljuba" Tadić is a law graduate and a professor of philosophy at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy as well as a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts...
, one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Serbia (b. 1925)
External links
- Official Website (in Serbian, English)