Jozef Stanislav Tischner ( Polish: Józef Stanisław Tischner ); (March 12, 1931 - June 28, 2000) - Polish priest and philosopher . The first chaplain of the Solidarity trade union , he was an exceptional moral authority and one of the most respected public figures in Polish society during and after anti-communist speeches.
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Biography
Józef Tischner was born in the town of Stary Sчcz to a gourale family and grew up in the village of Lopusna in southeastern Poland. He studied at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow . In the 1970s, Tishner, as a publicist, gained popularity among opposition circles. In the 1980s, he was considered the semi-official confessor of the Solidarity movement. His work was supported personally by Pope John Paul II .
After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, Tischner continued to preach the importance of ethics in the new capitalist Poland. In September 1999, he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle , Poland's highest award.
Tischner still remains a controversial figure among the Polish right and the Catholic episcopate. He often criticized the religiousness of the Poles, calling it "flat as a pancake", and also accused the Polish clergy of extreme conservatism , political engagement and anti-Semitism . He was a member of the program council of the liberal party Unia Liberty .
Member of the Polish scientific community Collegium Invisibile as a professor of philosophy. [3]
Jozef Stanislav Tischner died in Krakow on June 28, 2000.
Publications
Tishner wrote and published over 600 articles and books.
His main work, where he explains his philosophical concepts, is:
- Philosophy of Drama (Filozofia dramatu) (1998)
- The debate about the existence of man (Spór about istnienie człowieka) (1998)
His most notable work about the Goral people:
- Gural history of philosophy (Historia filozofii po góralsku) (1997)
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 119304740 // General Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF ID : 2011 open data platform .
- ↑ List of Fellows . ci.edu.pl. The appeal date is April 25, 2011.
Literature
- "Nie ma rzeczy niemożliwych". Magazyn Kulturalny Tygodnika Powszechnego nr 7/8 (56/57), 08 lipca 2001.
- "Lektury nie tylko obowiązkowe". Dziennik Polski, 14 maja 2009.