Ksenija Atanasijević: O meni će govoriti moja dela
Ksenija Atanasijević: My works will talk about me
Contributor(s): Zorica Mršević (Editor), Marko S. Jovanović (Editor)
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Cultural history, Gender history, Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: Ksenija Atanasijević; Feminist Philosophy; Pacifism; Women's Rights; Ethics and Humanism; Freedom of Thought; Antiwar Philosophy
Summary/Abstract: U intelektualnoj zaostavštini Ksenije Atanasijević su nevidljivi darovi. Filozofsko nadahnuće, književni rad i angažovana posvećenost čoveku i njegovom sučeljavanju sa zlom, zasnovani na univerzalnim naučnim i etičkim principima, prefinjeno su intelektualno nasleđe koje bi trebalo da napaja generacije. Njeno delo i način na koji ga je živela aktuelno je i na početku treće decenije XXI veka. Zla kojima se suprotstavljala jasnim i britkim idejama nisu iščezla, ljudski um nije ostvario slobodu i humanističko dostojanstvo i zbog toga je intelektualna baština profesorke Atanasijević savremena.
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-86-7093-236-4
- Page Count: 344
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: Serbian
Ksenija Atanasijević u raljama akademskih elita i čaršije
Ksenija Atanasijević u raljama akademskih elita i čaršije
(KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIC IN THE JAWS OF ACADEMIC ELITES AND GENERAL PUBLIC)
- Author(s):Ljiljana Vuletić
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, Cultural history
- Page Range:11-25
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:Ksenija Atanasijevic; academic elite; general public; gossip; synergy; attack; response
- Summary/Abstract:University career, public service, as well as private life of philosopher Ksenija Atanasijevic (1894 – 1981), the first woman to complete doctoral studies at the University of Belgrade (1922), as well as the first female associate professor at the University of Belgrade (1923), took place in sharp confrontation with dominant patriarchal mentality. This article indicates the existence of synergetic activity between academic elite and general public, both of which have been using gossip, for the purposes of fulfilling their common objective— to remove Ksenija Atanasijevic from academic community, and compromise her private life. Ksenija Atanasijevic has courageously responded, with a series of public denials in the press, to the attacks from academic and general cliques. However, being aware of one’s own paradigmatic importance in Serbian culture—the importance which many of her contemporaries were not aware of—Ksenija Atanasijevic did not stop there. As a philosop h e r s h e a n a l y ze d t h e v e r y s o c i a l phenomena, the devastating effect of which she was subjected to in her personal life, and wrote about them critically. The chronological overview of the attacks against Ksenija Atanasijevic, and her responses to the attacks, whether through press denials, or through critical ethicalphilosophical analyses, documents this hypothesis.
Borba protiv zla
Borba protiv zla
(THE STRUGGLE AGAINST EVIL)
- Author(s):Lino Veljak
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Sociology, Gender history
- Page Range:27-37
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:feminism; responsibility; courage; evil; pacifism
- Summary/Abstract:Philosopher Ksenija Atanasijevic is better known today as a victim of academic misogyny, than for her rich opus, which is, among other things, marked by valuable monographs on Bruno and Epicurus, and notable contributions to the studies of the history of ancient and national philosophy. This trailblazing thinker must first and foremost be remembered and studied as the author of an organic synthesis of pacifism and feminism. The foundation of this - in many ways unsurpassed - synthesis is to be found in the deepest roots of her life’s inspiration: in her decision to confront evil in all its manifestations. Few have noticed the connection between the authoritarian syndrome of the patriarchal tradition and militaristic violence as Ksenija Atanasijevic did, as she went on to oppose the evil of patriarchy with a feminist alternative, and the evil of armed violence and war with the alternative of pacifism and anti-militarism. The unity of feminism and pacifism was further reinforced in her life, in which she consistently and boldly opposed, practically and through her activism, the various forms of evil, thus epitomizing a paradigm of unity of theory and practice.
Pravo glasa žena
Pravo glasa žena
(WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE)
- Author(s):Zorica Mršević
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Gender Studies, Sociology, Gender history, Electoral systems
- Page Range:39-61
- No. of Pages:23
- Keywords:women’s suffrage; feminism; women’s movement; opponents; the power of public engagement; “inhabiting” history with women
- Summary/Abstract:This paper examines Ksenija Atanasijevic’s commitment to gaining women’s suffrage in the period between the two world wars. It thus expands awareness of her and her exceptional consistency in the efforts to make women equal, in her time. She advocated the idea based on the undisputed principles of respect for personality, independence and human dignity, that every human being is inviolable and has the right to develop himself or herself in a full and unobstructed manner. It turned out that the power of public engagement she believed in, was a winning strategy, although the women’s right to vote seemed impossible at that time, only to become reality in the years to come. The text presents the European political context which, after the First World War, involved a moment of significant improvement of the legal and social position of women, albeit one not followed by the anachronistic domestic society. What follows is an analysis of the domestic situation and presentation of arguments against women’s suffrage, the activities of the women’s movement of that time, of which Ksenija Atanasijević was a member, as well as presentation of her arguments in favor of realization of this fundamental political right for women. Thus, this paper belongs to the series of papers that have recently carried out the specific task of “inhabiting” history with women, that is, their rediscovery in terms of their life engagements and historical contributions.
Ksenija Atanasijević i uloga feminizma u preporodu društva
Ksenija Atanasijević i uloga feminizma u preporodu društva
(KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIC AND THE ROLE OF FEMINISM IN REGENERATION OF SOCIETY)
- Author(s):Mirjana Dokmanović
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Gender history
- Page Range:63-79
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:feminism; ecofeminism; feminist economy; feminist movement; ethics; regeneration of society; women’s human rights
- Summary/Abstract:The topic of the paper is the concept of feminism developed by Ksenija Atanasijevic, the first recognized major female Serbian philosopher. She considered feminism as a corrective ideology that could contribute to progress in all areas of human relations, as well as to regeneration of a society. In other words, feminism is the thought and practice of human emancipation in general. The paper presents the arguments which served as the foundation of this philosopher’s understanding of feminism. Through the prism of perceiving feminism as a corrective ideology, the author provides an overview of contemporary feminist movements. Atanasijevic also believed that progress of a society should be measured by the position of women and the author implements this assertion in critically considering the level of progress in societies at the global and European level, as well as in the Republic of Serbia. It is shown that the position of woman in a society is a much better indicator of the societal progress than classical economic indicators, as it reveals the level of freedom and equality of all human beings within the community. The author is arguing that ethics, social engagement, courage and concern for the others, which were the fundamentals of the philosophical thought and extra-academic engagement by Ksenija Atanasijević, are also crucial for the regeneration of human and social relations. The aim of the paper is to reassess the actuality of the ideas of this Serbian philosopher, and their possible contribution to contemporary feminism and regeneration of the society.
Feminizam i pacifizam: delovanje Ksenije Atanasijević
Feminizam i pacifizam: delovanje Ksenije Atanasijević
(FEMINISM AND PACIFISM: ACTION ACCORDING TO KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ)
- Author(s):Gordana Daša Duhaček
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, Gender history
- Page Range:81-97
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:feminism; pacifism; struggle against antisemitism; action
- Summary/Abstract:In the history of Yugoslav and Serbian feminism, philosopher Ksenija Atanasijević occupies a significant place, which has, only recently and belatedly, been acknowledged by our contemporaries. She was the first woman to hold a Ph.D. from the University of Belgrade and, subsequently the first woman to hold a teaching position, also at the University of Belgrade. She is the author of many important theoretical texts in the fields of philosophy, literature, feminist research, as well as one of the pioneers of the feminist movement in Yugoslavia. This text is a presentation and an analysis of her political engagement, not only in the feminist movement, but also as a pacifist in the “dark times” of the rising fascism and antisemitism. Her political beliefs were certainly theoretically grounded in her ethical standpoints, while also being related to her ideas of feminism. It may prove to be productive to analyze her texts, journal articles, and her public presentations, as a part of her feminist activism. Can these analyses be contextualized from a contemporary perspective? This text, resulting from a full acknowledgment of her contributions to philosophy and her feminist engagement, will critically approach and asses her theoretical standpoints on women, as well as her point of departure in feminism and political activism.
Različita viđenјa religije: pacifizam Ksenije Atanasijević i borbeni moral u vojsci Kraljevine Jugoslavije
Različita viđenјa religije: pacifizam Ksenije Atanasijević i borbeni moral u vojsci Kraljevine Jugoslavije
(DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF RELIGION: THE PACIFISM OF KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ AND THE COMBAT MORALE IN THE ARMY OF THE KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA)
- Author(s):Miljan Milkić
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy, Military history, Politics and religion, Sociology of Religion
- Page Range:99-111
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:Ksenija Atanasijević; Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia; pacifism; combat morale; religion
- Summary/Abstract:The philosophy of pacifism of Ksenija Atanasijević has been written about before, and in this paper, our intention is to point, through an analysis of her views on religion, as a pacifist concept, to the differences concerning these views, that existed in the Army as one of the most important government institutions. In order to better understand the time in which Ksenija Atanasijević was creating and developing her concept of pacifism, we will analyze the relationship between the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and religious communities. The way that religion was recognized in the army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia will be discussed as well. Religion was very important in the Army and it formed the basis for educating soldiers. Religion was the basis upon which combat morale was created. Using religion as one of the bases for her development of the concept of pacifism, Ksenija Atanasijević suggested that there was a similarity between all religious doctrines and considered that all people had a common origin.
Rat i mir – kroz filozofiju Ksenije Atanasijević
Rat i mir – kroz filozofiju Ksenije Atanasijević
(WAR AND PEACE - IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ)
- Author(s):Svetlana Janković
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, Military history
- Page Range:113-125
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:pacifism; voice of reason; human dignity; human inequality; contemporary concept of human security
- Summary/Abstract:The text indicates that Ksenija Atanasijević uncompromisingly popularized, advocated for and theoretically explained the pacifist doctrine. It contains the analysis of the three pillars of Ksenija Atanasijević’s pacifism, the international context of the global tensions present between the two world wars, with the clear hints of the oncoming global conflict. despite the efforts of the women of the Little Entente to avert disaster; her religious commitment to the spiritual work of the founders of the great religions, especially Christianity; and feminism, which, through the advancement of women, is also vigorously striving for the advancement of all humanity, since the starting point of feminism is the abolition of violently imposed differences and inequalities between human beings as the basis of human conflicts. To assess the value and importance of her pacifist commitment in the contemporary context, it is necessary to emphasize her pointing out the value of respect for a man and his dignity, as well as her commitment to equal participation of women in decision-making. She considered the philosophy of pacifism a necessary and expected consequence of aversion to evil. It is emphasized here that the pacifism she represented did not imply passivity and indifference, since the state of a lasting peace is not attained by mere verbal protest, but by fearless, uncompromising action. The author concludes that the current perceptions of security, increasingly departing from the level of an individual human being as the fundamental, to be subsequently implemented in the international context, are in fact continuation of Ksenija Atanasijević’s philosophy of pacifism. Although at the time of its inception, this philosophy could not gain wider affirmation and practical application, first of all, because women, as protagonists, did not participate in decision- making at the time, and especially not on issues of war and peace, the situation today is different, and such opportunities are opening up for women. By continuing on the philosophical, feminist and pacifist heritage of Ksenija Atanasijević, we can realize both her and our contemporary visions of a safer, more egalitarian and peaceful world.
Ksenija Atanasijević: beskompromisna filozofija beskompromisne životne priče
Ksenija Atanasijević: beskompromisna filozofija beskompromisne životne priče
(KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ: THE UNCOMPROMISING PHILOSOPHY OF AN UNCOMPROMISING LIFE STORY)
- Author(s):Ivana Bašić
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Gender history
- Page Range:127-147
- No. of Pages:21
- Keywords:Ksenija Atanasijević; ethics of courage; autoethnography; feminism; humanism; pacifism
- Summary/Abstract:Ksenija Atanasijević was the first and only female doctor of philosophy and assistant professor in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, a philosopher and highly socially engaged thinker. She is a specific phenomenon, especially in this part of the world, providing that her life story and her work are inseparable, since she wrote her philosophy and lived it as a daily practicing of free personality. Despite the repression, she remained faithful to her ideas about the meaning and value of human existence, presented not only in Philosophical Fragments, Aspects and Analyzes of the Philosophy of Humanism or the Meaning and Value of Existence, but also in a whole series of articles, dedi - cated to topics as important in her ti - mes as they are today – the position of women, women’s emancipation from classical era to modern times, the femi - nist movement, pacifism, critique of fascism and anti-Semitism, as well as rejecting the glorification of violence and war, defending humanism and emphasizing the need to establish direct links between ethics and politics. In this paper, we intersect Ksenija Atanasijević’s life story (including the socio- cultural circumstances in which it took place) with her philosophical and engaged texts, to show the extent to which her ideas correspond with the events of her personal life, and in what ways her philosophy and reality of life shaped one another. Ksenija Atanasijević’s philosophy could be read as an au - toethnography of courage, as significant then as it is today, when the issues of ethics, personal dignity and consistency in the public discourse are incre - asingly marginalized. In that sense, paying tribute to Ksenija Atanasijević, and not only to her work, but also her life, firmly rooted in her philosophical views, implies not only analysis of her texts and thoughts, but also leaving the ivory tower and publicly engaging oneself in changing the world, which she actually worked towards all her long and fruitful life.
Ksenija Atanasijević u „vremenu netrpelјivih“
Ksenija Atanasijević u „vremenu netrpelјivih“
(KSENIJA ATANSIJEVIĆ IN THE “TIME OF INTOLERANTS”)
- Author(s):Dalibor Denda
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, Cultural history
- Page Range:149-159
- No. of Pages:11
- Summary/Abstract:The paper offers an overview of the dominant social views regarding the gender issue on the European and Serbian national levels, in between the two world wars, which is the period in which Ksenija Atanasijević operated. The special attention is paid to women’s status within the society in relation to educational opportunities, right to work, equal wages, women suffrage, inheritance rights and social mobility.
Ksenija Atanasijević i jevrejski ženski pokret u Srbiji
Ksenija Atanasijević i jevrejski ženski pokret u Srbiji
(KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIC AND THE JEWISH WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN SERBIA)
- Author(s):Čedomila Marinković
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy, Jewish studies, Gender history
- Page Range:161-175
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:Ksenija Atanasijević; Judaism; Jewish Women Society; jewish core values; emancipation
- Summary/Abstract:In the early 1930s, while Nazism was just emerging , philosopher Ksenija Atanasijević was among the first to recognize the true essence of this unstoppable and rapidly growing evil, and to write her first anti-fascist and philo-Semitic texts. They form the basis of what will later be known as Ksenija Atanasijevic’s Ethics of Courage. In theoretical terms, the texts are based on the fundamental ontological-ethical belief that all human beings have the same essence and that therefore the personality of every being must be respected. In addition to this belief, Ksenija Atanasijević cultivated a love and understanding of Judaism , based on her excellent knowledge of the works of the greatest Jewish philosophers, such as Philo of Alexandria, Maimonides and Spinoza. Still, this was not the only field of interest for the great philosopher. In addition to anti-fascism, one of the main features of Ksenia Atanasijević’s oeuvre was her activism and commitment to women’s emancipation. The text will seek to place K senija Atanasijević’s connection with the Belgrade Jewish community in the historical context. Particular attention will be paid to examining the possible impact of the ideas of the traditionally more liberal attitude of Judaism towards women, which in the late 19th century was the basis for the emergence and development of Jewish women’s societies in Belgrade.
Ksenija Atanasijević o Terezi iz Avile: skica za uporednu analizu
Ksenija Atanasijević o Terezi iz Avile: skica za uporednu analizu
(KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ ABOUT TERESA OF ÁVILA (1515-1582): A SKETCH FOR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS)
- Author(s):Svenka Savić
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:177-189
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:text analysis; feminism; philosophy; religion; Ksenija Atanasijević; Teresa of Ávila
- Summary/Abstract:Ksenija Atanasijević (1894-1981) published 90 years ago two articles on Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582), one entitled “Saint Teresa of Ávila as a Woman Writer” (1928). With this article she introduced to Belgrade public the Catholic woman saint as “the most gifted of all mystical women writers” and her choice aimed at confirming the conclusion that mystics and philosophers are to the same extent interested in “how to appreciate life when everything spins in the vortex of internal change.” I analyze the quotes from the texts of the woman saint included in the text of the woman philosopher in Serbia at the end of the third decade of the 20th century (1928); we listen to the voice of the woman saint, which echoes as the identification with the experience in the woman philosopher’s own life (as we today also tend to identify ourselves with her text while reading it). I conclude that the woman philosopher is one of the pioneers in field of feminist theology in our society because she informed broader public about the opinions of women from other religious confessions, above all reflecting on the truth of living together, and in that way tried to provide answers to fundamental questions of philosophy and religion, with the same concern as contemporary feminists do today.
Ksenija i Bruno (o preplitanju životnih puteva i filozofije Ksenije Atanasijević i Đordana Bruna)
Ksenija i Bruno (o preplitanju životnih puteva i filozofije Ksenije Atanasijević i Đordana Bruna)
(KSENIJA AND BRUNO (ON INTERTWINING THE LIFE PATHS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ AND GIORDANO BRUNO))
- Author(s):Nada Sekulić
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy, History of Philosophy
- Page Range:191-205
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:Ksenija Atanasijević; Giordano Bruno; Renaissance; cosmos; discrete space
- Summary/Abstract:Ksenija Atanasijević’s PhD thesis on Giordano Bruno’s metaphysical doctrine represents one of the most significant contributions to understanding Bruno’s philosophy, as well as the Renaissance spirit in general. Inspired by ancient philosophy, especially by the Hellenistic atomists Democritus and Epicurus, and Copernican Revolution, Bruno developed his own concept of an infinite cosmos in which the center is at every point and the edge is nowhere to be found, containing infinitely many worlds composed of indivisible parts, minims, all explained in the categories of his qualitative approach to mathematics. Comparing his teaching to the teachings of his contemporaries, interpreting him as an anticipator of the discoveries of Galileo, Kepler, Huygens, and Herschel, as well as the philosophies of Leibniz and Spinoza, and also Branislav Petronijević, while pointing to the implications that associates his teaching with the modern understanding of atoms and the findings of Becquerel , the Curies, Bohr and Heisenberg, Ksenija Atanasijević provided an extremely original synthesis and interpretation of the origins and trajectory of the influence of Bruno’s philosophy, presenting it at the same time as a victory of free mind over dogma. Usually, Branislav Petronijević is referred to as Ksenija’s mentor and teacher. However, her fate, life and work show that her real life teacher was Giordano Bruno.
Feministička filozofkinja na rubu istorije: Ksenija Atanasijević i antička filozofija
Feministička filozofkinja na rubu istorije: Ksenija Atanasijević i antička filozofija
(FEMINIST PHILOSOPHER ON THE FRINGE OF HISTORY: KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ AND ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY)
- Author(s):Katarina Lončarević
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):History, Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Gender history, Ancient Philosphy
- Page Range:207-231
- No. of Pages:26
- Keywords:Ksenija Atanasijević; feminist philosophy; feminist history of philosophy; ancient Greek philosophy; philosophical canon
- Summary/Abstract:This article deals with the usually neglected aspect of Ksenija Atanasijević’s philosophical work, i.e., with her feminist rereading and analyses of ancient Greek philosophy. I argue that four short Atanasijević’s essays written between 1923 and 1927 represent the important precursors of the second wave feminist critique of and interventions into the philosophical canon, and, further I provide a critical analysis of Atanasijević’s work during this period acknowledging the fact that these essays show more or less fragmented and not systematic effort by Atanasijević as an expert in the ancient Greek philosophy. The necessary attention is paid to her need to write for feminist and not only academic audience, so her feminist engagements with the history of ancient philosophy can be seen as unprecedented in the region at the time. Finally, I provide a comparative analysis of Atanasijević’s essay devoted to ancient Greek women philosophers, published in 1924 and a similar effort by Kathleen Wider published in 1986, with an aim to emphasize the similarity of the theses and conclusions developed by these two authors working in different times with different available resources.
Branislav Petronijević i Ksenija Atanasijević – dva shvatanja filozofije i filozofa u savremenom filozofskom diskursu
Branislav Petronijević i Ksenija Atanasijević – dva shvatanja filozofije i filozofa u savremenom filozofskom diskursu
(BRANISLAV PETRONIJEVIĆ AND KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ – TWO CONCEPTIONS OF PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHER IN THE CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE)
- Author(s):Marinko V. Lolić
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy, History of Philosophy
- Page Range:233-247
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:philosophy; philosopher; university; Branislav Petronijević; natural metaphysician; Ksenija Atanasijević; female philosopher; feminism; gender
- Summary/Abstract:Branislav Petronijević had a versatile and exceptionally important role in the development of the academic philosophy in our country. After he had obtained PhD in philosophy in Leipzig, he soon became professor in the Grand School, later the University of Belgrade, where he introduced a series of new philosophical disciplines and with his systematic academic work considerably improved the teaching of philosophy in our country. In the Serbian philosophy of the first half of the 20th century, his name became the synonym for philosophy and philosopher. Beside his international philosophic reputation, Petronijević was also popular within a circle of our academic philosophers who followed the greatest Serbian metaphysician when it came to their conceptions of philosophy and philosopher. The talented Ksenija Atanasijević had a special place within that circle of students of Petronijević’s while she was also the first woman who obtained PhD in philosophy from the University of Belgrade, and subsequently was appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade. The enormous merits of the authoritative Branislav Petronijević for Ksenija Atanasijević’s appointment at the University and her introduction into the Serbian academic philosophical élite, a cultural sphere dominated by men, were not less substantial than the role he played in her subsequent removal from the Faculty of Philosophy, which has never been fully clarified. The philosophical aspects of this event are extraordinarily important not only for understanding of the development of our philosophy, but also for the whole modern civil culture and the public and social life of our élite in the first half of the 20th century. In this paper the author tries to illuminate less apparent philosophical aspects of this event and to present the shifts in the understanding of the concepts of philosophy and philosopher in the writings of Ksenija Atanasijević, as one of the important points of discord between she and her mentor Petronijević, which is still insufficiently explored and which nowadays, when philosophy is no longer restrictive to women (gender), can be interesting for the studying and understanding of reconceptualization of the key notions in the contemporary Serbian philosophical discourse.
Ksenija Atanasijević u kontekstu francuske filozofske i moralističke književnosti
Ksenija Atanasijević u kontekstu francuske filozofske i moralističke književnosti
(KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ IN THE CONTEXT OF FRENCH PHILOSOPHICAL AND MORALISTIC LITERATURE)
- Author(s):Vladimir Đurić
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:249-269
- No. of Pages:21
- Keywords:philosophy; literature; French moralists; Blaise Pascal ; Ksenija Atanasijević
- Summary/Abstract:The main focus of this article will be the influence and impact of French philosophy and literature on the work of our philosopher Ksenija Atanasijević. Starting from her research visit to Paris and the printing of her doctoral dissertation in French, the life and work of Ksenija Atanasijević would significantly be marked by French moral values and models. Her philosophical and socially engaged texts will be primarily analyzed in the context of French philosophical and moralistic literature, and then in a more general context of French contemporary literature and culture about which Ksenija Atanasijević thoroughly wrote in numerous newspaper articles. Apart from the classical authors of the French “Grand Century” such as Pascal, La Rochefoucauld and La Bruyère, we will especially highlight her spiritual connection with the philosophy and ethics of her contemporaries such as Jules Payot, Jean-Marie Guyau and perhaps the most influential Henri Bergson. The short, precise and thorough writing style of Fragments perfectly suits the concise and rich expression of the above-mentioned French moralists who nurtured the classical form of maxims and aphorisms. Just like in the scripts of those French moralists, no realm of human existence and spirituality remained unaddressed by the “sharp” pen of the Serbian philosopher: divinity, eternity, immortality, human suffering, virtues and flaws, ethical and social issues, ontological and axiological thoughts. Reflecting on these eternal questions, Ksenija Atanasijević always strived towards the truth and an honest desire to help individual or the community. Literature, metaphysics and ethics were the key points in Ksenija Atanasijević’s construction of man’s identity and dignity. Primarily built upon the thoughts of Pascal, Guyau and Payot, the main philosophical and anthropological credo of Ksenija Atanasijević is the applied ethics which consists of theoretical pessimism, but also of applicable optimism and enthusiasm. Therefore, from this kind of ethics arise the ethics of courage and feminism as the first, true and superb value of the human existence.
Smisao i vrednost imaginacije u delu Filozofski fragmenti I Ksenije Atanasijević
Smisao i vrednost imaginacije u delu Filozofski fragmenti I Ksenije Atanasijević
(THE MEANING AND VALUE OF IMAGINATION IN KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ’S PHILOSOPHICAL FRAGMENTS I)
- Author(s):Aleksandar Milanković
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:271-289
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:impossible; possible; to imagine; to realize; to act
- Summary/Abstract:In her book Philosophical Fragments I Ksenija Atanasijević provides an authentic view of the meaning and value of imagination. Her analysis of reality, of human position and potentialities in the world, leads her to the thesis that imagination is the crucial ability, which mediates between human potentiality and actual human reality. According to her conception, the link between imagination and action is far closer than it prima facie seems. That link reflects itself in the fact that, on the practical level, she was a very engaged social activist, fighting for women’s rights or pacifism, while on the theoretical level, she emphasized the value of imagination. In this paper, we consider her attitudes, contained in her conception of imagination. Then, we analyze possible objections and draw certain implications from her attitudes. In the end, we situate her conception of imagination in the context of contemporary philosophical, psychological and artistic interests.
Srpska knјiževnost u kritičko-esejističkoj interpretaciji Ksenije Atanasijević
Srpska knјiževnost u kritičko-esejističkoj interpretaciji Ksenije Atanasijević
(SERBIAN LITERATURE IN THE CRITICAL-ESSAYISTIC INTERPRETATION OF KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ)
- Author(s):Žarka Svirčev
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy, Serbian Literature
- Page Range:291-315
- No. of Pages:25
- Keywords:Ksenija Atanasijević; essay; Serbian literature; reflexive poetry; feminism
- Summary/Abstract:This paper aims to reassess, with the intention to deepen and innovate, the current views on Ksenija Atanasijević’s essays about Serbian literature. I will discuss her theoretical-methodological points of departure, conceptual solutions, interpretative conclusions and stylistic features of the selected body of works. Special research attention is directed towards analyses of the tradition of reflexive poetry from philosophical positions and her affirmation of women’s creative practice. Atanasijević’s essays on women writers are particularly important, because her engagement in the promotion of women’s literature coincided with the formation and promotion of feminist critical discourse in the Kingdom of SHS/Yugoslavia, and I will emphasize her positions and contributions in that process.
Ksenija Atanasijević i antropologija
Ksenija Atanasijević i antropologija
(KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ AND ANTHROPOLOGY)
- Author(s):Svetlana Slapšak
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences
- Page Range:317-325
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Anthropology; basic anthropological methods; intrigue; anonymous letter; gossip; group; cultural intimacy
- Summary/Abstract:This short overview of the use of basic anthropological procedures in the oeuvre of Ksenija Atanasijević has the aim to confirm the definition by Ljiljana Vuletić, who posited that Ksenija’s philosophy is anthropological philosophy. In several of her published articles Ksenija Atanasijević ventured into the methods of anthropology by defining, describing and making a certain typology of people who create and transfer intrigues. Another group of people she treated in the same way, as objects of anthropological research, were the authors of anonymous letters and gossipers. Ksenija Atanasijević did not hide her negative attitude towards such people, but in her description she also provided elements of customs, rituals, gestures, ways of expressing, modulations of voice: A reader could recognize a group, a ”tribe”, something similar to the Cultural Intimacy as defined by Michael Herzfeld. This application of anthropological methods complies with the assessment by Ljiljana Vuletić.
ZNAČAJ KSENIJE ATANASIJEVIĆ DANAS ILI KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ – NAŠA SAVREMENICA
ZNAČAJ KSENIJE ATANASIJEVIĆ DANAS ILI KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ – NAŠA SAVREMENICA
(THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ TODAY OR KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ - OUR CONTEMPORARY)
- Author(s):Zorica Mršević
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:327-331
- No. of Pages:5
O AUTORKAMA I AUTORIMA
O AUTORKAMA I AUTORIMA
(About the Authors)
- Author(s):Author Not Specified
- Language:Serbian
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:333-339
- No. of Pages:7
