Mario Kopic
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Mario Kopić is a philosopher, author
and translator. His main areas of interest include: History of Political Ideas, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Culture, Phenomenology and Philosophy of Religion
.
Mario Kopić was born in Dubrovnik
, Croatia
. He studied Philosophy
and Comparative Literature
at the University of Zagreb
; Phenomenology and Political Anthropology
at the University of Ljubljana
; Political History and History of Ideas
at the Institute Friedrich Meinecke at the Free University of Berlin
(under the mentorship of Ernst Nolte
); and Comparative Religiology at the Sapienza University of Rome (under the mentorship of Ida Magli).
Mario Kopić's philosophical work is under the influence of the Italian
philosophical approach known as pensiero debole, or "weak thought", and the ethical-political thought of late Derrida.
Mario Kopić's translation (into Croatian language
) of Nietzsche's philosophical novel
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
was published in Zagreb
in 2009.
Author
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and translator. His main areas of interest include: History of Political Ideas, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Culture, Phenomenology and Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...
.
Mario Kopić was born in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. He studied Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and Comparative Literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
; Phenomenology and Political Anthropology
Political anthropology
Political anthropology concerns the structure of political systems, looked at from the basis of the structure of societies. Political anthropologists include Pierre Clastres, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Meyer Fortes, Georges Balandier, Fredrik Bailey, Jeremy Boissevain, Marc Abélès, Jocelyne...
at the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
; Political History and History of Ideas
History of ideas
The history of ideas is a field of research in history that deals with the expression, preservation, and change of human ideas over time. The history of ideas is a sister-discipline to, or a particular approach within, intellectual history...
at the Institute Friedrich Meinecke at the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
(under the mentorship of Ernst Nolte
Ernst Nolte
Ernst Nolte is a German historian and philosopher. Nolte’s major interest is the comparative studies of Fascism and Communism. He is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the Free University of Berlin, where he taught from 1973 to 1991. He was previously a Professor at the University of Marburg...
); and Comparative Religiology at the Sapienza University of Rome (under the mentorship of Ida Magli).
Mario Kopić's philosophical work is under the influence of the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
philosophical approach known as pensiero debole, or "weak thought", and the ethical-political thought of late Derrida.
Mario Kopić's translation (into Croatian language
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
) of Nietzsche's philosophical novel
Philosophical novel
Philosophical fiction refers to works of fiction in which a significant proportion of the work is devoted to a discussion of the sort of questions normally addressed in discursive philosophy. These might include the function and role of society, the purpose of life, ethics or morals, the role of...
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885...
was published in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
in 2009.
Works
- Art and Philosophy - Anthology (Filozofija i umjetnost - Antologija), Delo 11-12 /1990, BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
1990. - Experiencing the Margins of Sense (Iskušavanje rubova smisla: pabirci iz estetike), Dubrovnik 1991.
- With Nietzsche About Europe (S Nietzscheom Europi), ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
2001. - Nietzsche and Evola: the thought as destiny (Nietzsche e Evola: il pensiero come destino), RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
2001; - A Trial to the West (Proces Zapadu), Dubrovnik 2003.
- The Challenges of the Post-metaphysic (Izazovi post-metafizike), Sremski Karlovci - Novi Sad 2007.
- The Unhealable Wound of the World (Nezacjeljiva rana svijeta), Zagreb 2007.
- Gianni VattimoGianni VattimoGianteresio Vattimo, also known as Gianni Vattimo is an internationally recognized Italian author, philosopher, and politician. Many of his works have been translated into English.-Biography:...
Reader (Ed.),(Citanka Gianni Vattimo (Ur.)), Zagreb 2008;. - Dušan PirjevecDušan PirjevecDušan Pirjevec, known by his battle name Ahac , was a Slovenian resistance fighter, literary historian and philosopher...
, Death and Nothing (ed.), (Smrt i niština, (Ur.)) Zagreb 2009. - Sextant. The Outlines of the Spiritual Foundations of the World (Sekstant. Skice o duhovnim temeljima svijeta), Belgrade 2010.
Sources
External links
- Comments on Jacques Derrida's Les Spectres de Marx by Mario Kopić
- Kafka and Nationalism by Mario Kopić
- M. Kopić Slaba misao- talijanski put u metafiziku 2008.
- M. Kopić Pravo moći ili moć prava 2006.
- M. Kopić Paul Ricoeur – filozof čitanja 2005.
- M. Kopić Derridini putevi, Derridine postaje 2005.
- M. Kopić Japanska postmoderna filozofija 2002.