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Reflecţii asupra poziţiei lui Mircea Vulcănescu în filosofia românească
Considerations on the place of Mircea Vulcănescu within the Romanian philosophy

Author(s): Dragoş POPESCU
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: School philosophy; Romanian interwar intelligentsia; modernization

Summary/Abstract: The author sketches a short history of the evolution of the Romanian philosophy from the time when the first university institutions were created until the beginning of the 20th century. Mircea Vulcănescu’s philosophical contribution is to be placed in an age concerned with the modernization of the state, concerns that are specific to the decades following World War I. The author stresses Mircea Vulcănescu’s effort to promote an original philosophical thinking based on Romanian moral, religious and traditional values.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2012
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 13-19
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian