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Leszek Kołakowski

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Born: October 26 1927

Died: 1616 07 20092009

Distinguished Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analysis of Marxist thought, especially his acclaimed three-volume history, Main Currents of Marxism. In his later work, Kolakowski increasingly focused on religious questions. In his 1986 Jefferson Lecture, he asserted that "We learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are.”

In Poland, Kołakowski is not only revered as a philosopher and historian of ideas, but also as an icon for opponents of communism. Adam Michnik has called Kołakowski "one of the most prominent creators of contemporary Polish culture".

Kołakowski died on 17 July 2009, aged 81, in Oxford, England. In his obituary, philosopher Roger Scruton said Kolakowski was a "thinker for our time" and that regarding Kolakowski's debates with intellectual opponents, "even if ... nothing remained of the subversive orthodoxies, nobody felt damaged in their ego or defeated in their life's project, by arguments which from any other source would have inspired the greatest indignation."

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Leszek Kołakowski

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Main Currents of Marxism: The Founders, the Golden Age, the Breakdown

Mini wykłady o maxi sprawach. Trzy serie

Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: 23 Questions From Great Philosophers

Is God Happy? Selected Essays

Metaphysical Horror

Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia and The Key to Heaven

A Dreambook for Our Time

Modernity on Endless Trial

Religion: If There is No God...on God, the Devil, Sin and Other Worries of the So-Called Philosophy of Religion

Main Currents of Marxism: Its Rise, Growth and Dissolution Volume 1: The Founders

Mini-wykłady o maxi-sprawach. Seria pierwsza

My Correct Views On Everything

Czas ciekawy, czas niespokojny. Z Leszkiem Kołakowskim rozmawia Zbigniew Mentzel (Część I)

چند گفتار درباره‌ی توتالیتاریسم

Main Currents of Marxism: Its Rise, Growth and Dissolution Volume 3: The Breakdown

درس‌هایی کوچک در باب مقولاتی بزرگ

درس گفتارهایی کوچک در باب مقولاتی بزرگ

Reflexive Water: The Basic Concerns of Mankind

Разговоры с дьяволом

Piccole lezioni su grandi filosofi