Milan Uzelac
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Milan Uzelac — Serbian poet, essayist, PhD, full Professor of Ontology
and Aesthetics
of the University of Novi Sad
(Serbia)
Milan Uzelac was born on 8 April 1950 in Vršac (Serbia), where he received his elementary and secondary education. He studied Philosophy at the University of Belgrade
, where he got his B.A. (1974) and M.A. (1980) degrees and was awarded a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Zagreb
in 1985. He worked as a lecturer at the Teacher Training College in Kikinda
(1981–1986), and his affiliation with the University of Novi Sad started in 1986, when he became an assistant professor in Theory of Art and Sociology of Art (1986–1990), then an associate professor in Esthetics (1990–1995). In 1995 he became a professor of philosophy at the University of Novi Sad, where he teaches courses in Esthetics and Ontology. At the Academy of Arts (University of Novi Sad) he teaches Esthetics, Philosophy of Music
and History of Philosophy
. In the period between October 2007 and summer 2010 he was a Professor of Middle Age and New Age Philosophy and Ontology
at the Philosophical Faculty in Kosovska Mitrovica
at the Department of Philosophy and Sociology. Since February 2011 he has been a Professor of the Main Streams of Contemporary Philosophy
, Philosophy of Aesthetic Education and the Philosophical Grounds of Modern Pedagogic Theories at the Preschool Teacher Training College in Vršac.
He is the author of numerous monographs and coursebooks in philosophy, history of philosophy, esthetics, esthetics of art, esthetics of music, poetics, etc. His publications also include several volumes of poetry collections.
Milan Uzelac participates regularly at international conferences in philosophy. He presented his papers in Madrid, Freiburg/Br., Cologne, Jena, Dubrovnik, Riga, Reggio Emilia, Zagreb, Moscow, Krasnodar and Ohio and published in Germany, the United States, Russia, Italy, the Czech Republic and Japan.
He is a member of national and international professional and academic associations, including Deutsche Gesellschaft für phänomenologische Forschung (Trier
, Germany), Assotiation internationale des critiques d'art (Paris, France), The International Board of Advisors of Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology (Boca Raton, Florida
, USA), The Serbian Writers' Association (1974), the Writers' Society of Vojvodina (1980), The Estheatics Society of Serbia (1980) and the Journalists' Association of Serbia (2005).
He was awarded the Vršac Liberation Day Prize in 1999.
Ontology
Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality as such, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations...
and Aesthetics
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
of the University of Novi Sad
University of Novi Sad
The University of Novi Sad is a university located in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia....
(Serbia)
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
, where he got his B.A. (1974) and M.A. (1980) degrees and was awarded a doctorate in philosophy from 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...
in 1985. He worked as a lecturer at the Teacher Training College in Kikinda
Kikinda
Kikinda is a town and a municipality located in Serbia, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the North Banat District. The town has 42,000 inhabitants, while the municipality has approximately 67,000 inhabitants.The modern city was founded in 18th century...
(1981–1986), and his affiliation with the University of Novi Sad started in 1986, when he became an assistant professor in Theory of Art and Sociology of Art (1986–1990), then an associate professor in Esthetics (1990–1995). In 1995 he became a professor of philosophy at the University of Novi Sad, where he teaches courses in Esthetics and Ontology. At the Academy of Arts (University of Novi Sad) he teaches Esthetics, Philosophy of Music
Philosophy of music
Philosophy of music is the study of fundamental questions regarding music. The philosophical study of music has many connections with philosophical questions in metaphysics and aesthetics.Some basic questions in the philosophy of music are:...
and History of Philosophy
History of philosophy
The history of philosophy is the study of philosophical ideas and concepts through time. Issues specifically related to history of philosophy might include : How can changes in philosophy be accounted for historically? What drives the development of thought in its historical context? To what...
. In the period between October 2007 and summer 2010 he was a Professor of Middle Age and New Age Philosophy and Ontology
Ontology
Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality as such, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations...
at the Philosophical Faculty in Kosovska Mitrovica
Kosovska Mitrovica
Kosovska Mitrovica , is a city and municipality in northern Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous district....
at the Department of Philosophy and Sociology. Since February 2011 he has been a Professor of the Main Streams of Contemporary Philosophy
Contemporary philosophy
Contemporary philosophy is the present period in the history of Western philosophy beginning at the end of the 19th century with the professionalization of the discipline and the rise of analytic and continental philosophy....
, Philosophy of Aesthetic Education and the Philosophical Grounds of Modern Pedagogic Theories at the Preschool Teacher Training College in Vršac.
He is the author of numerous monographs and coursebooks in philosophy, history of philosophy, esthetics, esthetics of art, esthetics of music, poetics, etc. His publications also include several volumes of poetry collections.
Milan Uzelac participates regularly at international conferences in philosophy. He presented his papers in Madrid, Freiburg/Br., Cologne, Jena, Dubrovnik, Riga, Reggio Emilia, Zagreb, Moscow, Krasnodar and Ohio and published in Germany, the United States, Russia, Italy, the Czech Republic and Japan.
He is a member of national and international professional and academic associations, including Deutsche Gesellschaft für phänomenologische Forschung (Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, Germany), Assotiation internationale des critiques d'art (Paris, France), The International Board of Advisors of Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology (Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
, USA), The Serbian Writers' Association (1974), the Writers' Society of Vojvodina (1980), The Estheatics Society of Serbia (1980) and the Journalists' Association of Serbia (2005).
He was awarded the Vršac Liberation Day Prize in 1999.
Philosophical works
- Filozofija igre. Prilog filozofiji igre kod Eugena Finka, Novi Sad 1987.
- Druga stvarnost, Novi Sad 1989.
- Stvarnost umetničkog dela, Novi Sad 1991.
- Uvod u estetiku, Novi Sad 1993.
- Kosmologija umetnosti (Ogled o poreklu fenomenološke estetike), Novi Sad 1995.
- Delo u vremenu (Poetika Laze Nančića), Vršac 1997.
- Estetika, Novi Sad 1999; 2003.
- Istorija filozofije, Novi Sad 2004.
- Postklasična estetika, Vršac 2004.
- Filozofija muzike, Novi Sad 2005; 2007.
- Horror musicae vacui, Vršac 2005.
- Metafizika, Vršac 2006.
- Disipativna estetika. Prvi uvod u Postklasičnu estetiku, Vršac 2006.
- Uvod u filozofiju (Pojam i predmetno polje filozofije), Novi Sad 2007.
- Metapedagogija I (paideia kao paidia polititike), Vršac 2007.
- Fenomenologija sveta umetnosti (Uvod u transcendentalnu kosmologiju), Novi Sad 2008.
- Fenomenologija, Novi Sad 2009.
- Predavanja iz srednjovekovne filozofije, Novi Sad 2009.
- Metapedagogija II, Novi sad 2009.
- Inflaciona estetika. Drugi uvod u Postklasičnu estetiku, Novi Sad 2009.
- Filozofija poslednje umetnosti, Novi Sad 2010.
- Uvod u estetiku. Predavanja iz zimskog semestra 1992. godine, Vršac 2011.
- Glavni pravci savremene filozofije, Vršac 2011.
- Praktična fenomenologija, Vršac 2011.