Invitation to the International Conference
‘To Philosophize in Polish. Originality of Language – Universalism of Issues’

Data dodania: 05-03-2019

The conference is already the third meeting of the series and, like the previous ones, will take place in Czestochowa at the beginning of May. This time our intention is to give it the character of an international meeting of those who study Polish philosophy and are interested in Polish literature in which philosophical topics are present. Our aim is a meeting of cultures in the best sense of the word, on the ground of philosophy cultivated in Polish which will be the main language of the conference. Those speakers, however, who feel that their knowledge of Polish is not sufficient and would rather prepare their lectures in English, are also admitted but they are expected to submit the full English text of their papers by 6th April 2019, i.e. one month before the planned term of the conference.

The subject of the conference is Polish philosophy, both as the original output and in the form of translations into Polish from other languages, modern and classical. It is our desire to bring to the attention of large groups of society the great import of translating philosophical thought to other languages, not only for the meeting of cultures but also for the peace between nations. The difficulties we face when we attempt to render essential philosophical ideas in the intercultural dialogue are most distinctly discernible on the linguistic background. The Polish language, according to assumptions accepted also in the two preceding conferences, will be considered the most prominent expression and characteristic of our culture.

Abstracts (about ½ page) send to the address: wsajdek@gmail.com by the end of March 2019. The members are expected to pay the conference fee 300 pln (or equivalent in euro) between 1st April and 30th April 2019: Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA, 23 1750 1035 0000 0000 1301 1378, the owner of the account: Uniwersytet im. Jana Długosza, 42-200 Częstochowa, ul. Waszyngtona 4/8; payment title: konferencja „Filozofować po polsku". Exemption from payment will be possible in justified cases. The fee covers the costs of accomodation in our university hotel (one night), catering and post-conference publication of a monograph.