This book explores the richness of contemporary philosophical reflection in Eastern and Central Europe. Philosophers from Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United States discuss the status of democracy, nationalism, language, economics, education, women, and philosophy itself in the aftermath of communism. Fresh ideas are combined with renewed traditions as poignant problems are confronted.
Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgements. ONE Jósef NI_NIK: The Contemporary Status of Philosophy in Post-Communist Europe. TWO Jerzy DIETL: Business Ethics in Conditions of Transformation from a Centrally Planned to a Market Economy. THREE Jan SUCH: Eastern Europe's Tasks of Philosophy. FOUR Vladimir I. SHAROGRADSKY: The Impact of National and European Traditions on the Development of Russian Philosophy. FIVE John T. SANDERS: A Mixed Bag: Political Change in Central and Eastern Europe and Its Impact on Philosophical Thought. SIX Tadeusz BUKSI??N??SKI: Civil Society, Democracy, and Philosophy in Post-Communist Poland. SEVEN Irena KRASNICKÁ: The Origins of Velvet in the So-Called Velvet Revolution. EIGHT Jerzy DIETL: Reform of Polish Higher Education: Prospects and Problems. NINE Zbyszko MELOSIK: Philosophy, Power, and Education: The Struggle for a Common Sense in Poland. TEN Elzbieta PAKSZYS: Women, Women's Issues, and Feminism in Polish Philosophy. ELEVEN Janet E. FARNUM: Commentary on Elzbieta Pakszys. TWELVE Anna MASLENNIKOVA: The Communist Language: Changes and Paradoxes. THIRTEEN Dane R. GORDON: Having Heard, What Do We Do? Notes. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index.
Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgements. ONE Jósef NI_NIK: The Contemporary Status of Philosophy in Post-Communist Europe. TWO Jerzy DIETL: Business Ethics in Conditions of Transformation from a Centrally Planned to a Market Economy. THREE Jan SUCH: Eastern Europe's Tasks of Philosophy. FOUR Vladimir I. SHAROGRADSKY: The Impact of National and European Traditions on the Development of Russian Philosophy. FIVE John T. SANDERS: A Mixed Bag: Political Change in Central and Eastern Europe and Its Impact on Philosophical Thought. SIX Tadeusz BUKSI??N??SKI: Civil Society, Democracy, and Philosophy in Post-Communist Poland. SEVEN Irena KRASNICKÁ: The Origins of Velvet in the So-Called Velvet Revolution. EIGHT Jerzy DIETL: Reform of Polish Higher Education: Prospects and Problems. NINE Zbyszko MELOSIK: Philosophy, Power, and Education: The Struggle for a Common Sense in Poland. TEN Elzbieta PAKSZYS: Women, Women's Issues, and Feminism in Polish Philosophy. ELEVEN Janet E. FARNUM: Commentary on Elzbieta Pakszys. TWELVE Anna MASLENNIKOVA: The Communist Language: Changes and Paradoxes. THIRTEEN Dane R. GORDON: Having Heard, What Do We Do? Notes. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index.