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Jan Sokol is a jeweler by first education, and later also a mechanic. In 1958 he completed secondary education, and in 1963 he began to study mathematics in absentia at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague. In 1964-1990 worked as a programmer, and later as a senior fellow at the Research Institute of Mathematical Machines. He has published several books and a number of articles on computers. He studied various branches of technology (watchmaking, electronics, computers).

Since 1991, Sokol taught philosophy, anthropology and religious studies at the Faculty of Education, as well as at the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in Prague. In February 1997, he was awarded the academic title “Associate Professor”, in 2000 - “Professor”. Since 2000 he has been teaching at the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University in Prague, in 2008 he lectured on ethics and human rights at Harvard University in the USA.

His path to philosophy went through biblical studies, the study of the works of Nietzsche and his meetings with Jan Patochka . The philosophy of the Falcon is based on the traditions of phenomenology and personalism (Blondel, Marseille , Teilhard de Chardin , Rosenzweig, Levinas). At the center of his scientific interest lies philosophical anthropology, the history of ideas and the theme of the "life world". Here begins his lively interest in the relationship between philosophy and religion, philosophy and science, philosophy and politics. Since 1990, Sokol, in parallel with his political activities, has been studying the anthropological and social conditions of democracy; in addition, he has shown a strong interest in European history and European integration. Also engaged in the study of history. He is an active author of Wikipedia.

Jan Sokol was one of the first to sign Charter 77 , which advocated respect for the rights of a citizen and a person in Czechoslovakia. After the first free elections from June 7, 1990 to June 4, 1992, Sokol was a member of the House of Peoples of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia from the Civic Forum party (Czech Občanské fórum ). He was the deputy chairman of the House of Peoples, the chairman of the parliamentary faction "Civil Forum" and the parliamentary delegation in the European Parliament . After the collapse of the Civil Forum, he joined the Civic Movement party (Czech. Občanské hnutí ), where he served as deputy chairman. Later, Sokol leaves the Civil Movement and begins to adhere to the ideas of the Christian Democratic Union - the Czechoslovak People's Party .

In February 1997, he was appointed adviser to the Minister of Education, Ivan Pilip ( Civil Democratic Party ). From January to July 1998, he was Minister of Education in the government of Joseph Toszowski ; After he was an adviser to Minister Edward Zeman ( Czech Social Democratic Party ). In 2003, Sokol was nominated by the Social Democrats as a coalition candidate in the third round of the Czech Republic presidential election, but in the end he was immediately ahead of Vaclav Klaus . Known for his criticism of the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia. In May 2007, one of the first to sign the League’s declaration against anti-Semitism.

• Wife - Františka Patochkova (Czech. Františka Patočková ), daughter of the famous Czech philosopher Jan Patochka .
• Children - two sons and a daughter.
• Father - an outstanding Czech architect Jan Sokol (Czech Jan Sokol ),
• Grandfather - astronomer František Nushl (Czech František Nušl ).
• Brother - artist and illustrator Vaclav Sokol (Czech. Václav Sokol ).

In 2007, Jan Sokol was awarded the degree of officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor of the French Republic (fr. Officier de la Légion d'honneur ).

• , Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation (2016)

Books

In Czech

• Sokol, J., Dluh života. Články - eseje - glosy . FHS UK, Praha 2016.668 str. ISBN 978-80-87398-86-9
• Sokol, J., Člověk jako osoba . Vyšehrad, Praha 2016.3. Vyd. 280 str. ISBN 978-80-7429-682-6
• Sokol, J .: Moc, peníze a právo . Vyšehrad, Praha 2015.2. Vyd. 304 str. ISBN 978-80-7429-638-3
• Sokol, J .: Etika, život, instituce . Vyšehrad, Praha 2014, 264 str. ISBN 978-80-7429-223-1
• Sokol, J .: Čas a rytmus . 2. vyd. Oikumene, Praha 2004, 332 str. ISBN 80-7298-123-4
• Sokol, J .: Člověk a náboženství . Portál, Praha 2004.24 str. ISBN 80-7178-886-4
• Sokol, J .: Malá filosofie člověka. Slovník filosofických pojmů . 6. vyd. Vyšehrad, Praha 2010.336 str. ISBN 978-80-7429-056-5
• Sokol, J .: Filosofická antropologie. Člověk jako osoba . 2.vyd. Portál, Praha 2002.22 str. ISBN 80-7178-627-6
• Sokol, J .: Mistr Eckhart a středověká mystika . 3. vyd. Vyšehrad, Praha 2004, 360 str. ISBN 80-7021-414-7
• Sokol, J .: Jak počítá počítač . 2. vyd. SNTL Praha 1979. 112 str.
• Sokol, J .: Poselství Ježíšovo . 96 str. Charita praha 1969

and etc.

In English

• Sokol, J., Thinking about ordinary things . English by M. Pauzerová. Prague: Karolinum 2013.223 p. ISBN 978-80-246-2229-3
• Sokol, J., Ethics, life and institutions . English by N. Cairns and M. Pauzerová. Prague: Karolinum 2016.25 p. ISBN 978-80-246-3429-6

In German

• Sokol, J .: Philosophie als Verpflichtung . Manutius Heidelberg 2014, 208 S. ISBN 978-3-944512-02-0
• Sokol, J .: Mensch und Religion . Alber Freiburg 2007, 320 S. ISBN 978-3-495-48264-3
• Sokol, J .: Guten Tag, Computer ! VT Berlin 1979. 88 S.

In Hungarian

• Sokol, J .: Hogyan müködik az elektronikus számitogép? Budapest 1978. 112 str. ISBN 963-10-2490-3

Articles in collections

• Sokol, J .: Eine Ethik für alle Menschen? In: Schmidinger - Hoff (hsg.), Ethik im Brennpunkt . Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2005, S. 181-200. ISBN 3-7022-2710-5
• 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.
• Sokol, J .: Was ist Geld? In: MT Vogt (hsg.), Kulturen in Begegnung. Wroclaw - Görlitz 2004. ISBN 83-7432-018-4 . S. 189-198.
• Sokol, J .: The market as a place of rules. In: MT Vogt (hsg.), Kulturen in Begegnung . Wroclaw - Görlitz 2004. ISBN 83-7432-018-4 . S. 239-243.
• Sokol, J .: Der zweifache Schöpfungsbericht als hermeneutischer Schlüssel. In: Pokorný, P. (ed.): Philosophical Hermeneutics and Biblical Exegesis . Tübingen 2002, ISBN 3-16-147894-0 ., S. 238-244.
• Sokol, J .: Les racines des nations européennes. In: Delsol - Maslowski - Nowicki (ed.): Mythes et symboles politiques en Europe centrale , p. 29-40. PUF Paris 2002. ISBN 2-13-050050-1 .
• Sokol, J .: 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

and etc.

Articles in scientific journals

• Sokol, J .: 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)
• Sokol, J., Europa spricht. Sprachenvielfalt und Politik. In: Osteuropa 5-6 / 2004, Berlin, S. 276-283. ISSN 0030-6428.
• Sokol, J., Was ist Geld? In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik 5/2 (2004), S. 176-185. ISSN 1439-880X
• Sokol, J., The Two Faces of Time. In: European Review , Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 11-18 (2001). ISSN 1062-7987
• Sokol, J., Virtudes de lo politico. In: Aleph 115 (4/2000), p. 117-123. Manizales, Colombia. ISSN 0120-0216.
• Sokol, J., An Address from Elsewhere (The Message of Lévinas). In: Philosophy Today , Chicago, 43/2 (1999), p. 143-150, ISSN 0031-8256.

and etc.

Articles in Russian

• Jan Sokol, Common Ethics for All People? 2014 (2015 translation)
• Jan Falcon, What does freedom look like? 2003 (2015 translation)
• Jan Sokol, Death is in our hands, 1998 (2015 translation)
• Jan Sokol, Paper World, 1995 (2015 translation)

Czech translations

• M. Foucault: Sen a obraznost . Delfín, Liberec 1995. 75 str. ISBN 80-901842-1-9
• Fustel de Coulanges: Antická obec . SOFIS, Praha 1998.392 str. ISBN 80-902439-7-5
• H.-G. Gadamer: Problém dějinného vědomí . FÚ ČAV Praha 1994, 54 str. ISBN 80-7007-062-5
• P.-L. Landsberg: Zkušenost smrti , Vyšehrad Praha 1990.20 str. ISBN 80-7021-054-0
• E. Lévinas: Totalita a nekonečno . Oikumene, Praha 1997.276 str. ISBN 80-86005-20-8 (participation)
• E. Lévinas: Být pro druhého . Dva rozhovory. Praha 1997.65 str. ISBN 80-7113-217-9
• P. Ricoeur: Život, pravda, symbol . Oikumene, Praha 1993.25 str. ISBN 80-85241-32-3 (participation)
• F. Rosenzweig: Nové myšlení , J + J Praha 1994, ISBN 80-901625-5-X
• R. Ruyer: Paradoxy vědomí , PedF UK Praha 1994. 226 str.
• P. Teilhard de Chardin: Místo člověka v přírodě . Svoboda Praha 1993, 165 str. ISBN 80-205-0309-9
• P. Teilhard de Chardin: Vesmír a lidstvo . Vyšehrad Praha 1997, 270 str. ISBN 80-7021-043-5
• CF von Weizsaecker: Dějiny přírody , Svoboda 1972. 146 str.
• Bible Nový zákon , Český ekumenický překlad. Praha 1979 a n. (participation)

and etc.

• Jan Sokol, personal website (Czech, English, German, French, Russian)
• Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague, official website (Czech, English)