Ladislav Hejdánek
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Ladislav Hejdánek is a Czech philosopher and a proponent of Charter 77
. He was born in Prague
and graduated from the Charles University in Prague
. In 1952 he attained a degree in philosophy for a dissertation “Truth and its ontological premisses”. During the period of 1956-68 he worked at Prague Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Then he took a position at the Institute for Philosophy of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
, but was expelled in 1971.
In 1985, Ladislav Hejdánek established the journal Reflexe. Časopis pro filosofii a teologii
. In 1990, he was habilitated at the Charles University in Prague, and two years later became a professor of that university.
Charter 77
Charter 77 was an informal civic initiative in communist Czechoslovakia from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members and architects were Václav Havel, Jan Patočka, Zdeněk Mlynář, Jiří Hájek, and Pavel Kohout. Spreading the text of the document was...
. He was born in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
and graduated from the Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
. In 1952 he attained a degree in philosophy for a dissertation “Truth and its ontological premisses”. During the period of 1956-68 he worked at Prague Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Then he took a position at the Institute for Philosophy of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
The Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences was established in 1953 to be the scientific center for Czechoslovakia. It was succeeded by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in 1992.-History:...
, but was expelled in 1971.
In 1985, Ladislav Hejdánek established the journal Reflexe. Časopis pro filosofii a teologii
Reflexe (journal)
Reflexe is a Czech academic journal containing original research, systematic reviews, and translations relating to the fields of philosophy and theology. It has been established by Ladislav Hejdánek. During the period of 1985-89 the journal was printed and distributed in the samizdat form. Reflexe...
. In 1990, he was habilitated at the Charles University in Prague, and two years later became a professor of that university.
External links
- Ladislav Hejdánek: Curriculum vitae
- Slovník českých filosofů: Ladislav Hejdánek
- Professor, PhDr. Ladislav Hejdánek — a biographical article at the website „Memory of Nation“
- Books by Ladislav Hejdánek