Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach

Prof. Krzysztof Wieczorek

Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities
Katowice, ul. Bankowa 11, 3rd Floor, room 319
tel.: +48 32 359 18 09
e-mail: krzysztof.t.wieczorek@us.edu.pl

Position

Professor

Academic Background

• 1978 – master’s degree in Mathematics, the University of Silesia. Thesis: Zastosowanie ultraproduktu w logice (Application of Ultraproduct in Logic)
• 1978 – began work at the Institute of Philosophy, the University of Silesia, as Intern Assistant
• 1979 – Assistant at the Institute of Philosophy, the University of Silesia
• 1986 – PhD, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the University of Silesia. Dissertation: Polska filozofia spotkania (Polish Philosophy of Encounter), supervised by Prof. Czesław Głombik
• 1987 – Assistant Professor at the Institute of Philosophy, the University of Silesia
• 1994 – DLitt (habilitation) based on the work: Levinas a problem metafizyki (Levinas and the Problem of Metaphysics)
• … – Associate Professor at the University of Silesia
• 2005 – Professor of Humanities

Research Projects

• Grant H01A0208 – Najnowsza historia filozofii polskiej przez pryzmat dziejów towarzystw filozoficznych 1904-1994 (The Recent History of Polish Philosophy Through the Lens of the History of Philosophical Societies 1904-1994). Principal investigator: Prof. Barbara Markiewicz, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1995.
• International Visegrad Fund Project grant – Philosophical Education: Problems, Innovations, Discussions Within V4 Countries, 2005–2006.
• International Visegrad Fund Project grant– European Ethos or Local Traditions: Freedom, Responsibility, 2010–2011.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Head of the Department of Logic and Methodology (… – …).
• member of the Senate Disciplinary Committee for Student Affairs (1999–2003).

Scientific Societies, Editorial Committees of Scientific Journals, and Research Committees

• Polish Philosophical Society (since 1981),
• Regional Qualification Committee for the Philosophy Olympiad (1983–1999),
• Polish Society for Mental Hygiene (1987–1991),
• Commission for Philosophy and Sociology, Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 1993),
• Slovenske Filozoficke Združenie (Slovak Philosophical Association)  (since 2000),
• Commission for Polish-Czech and Polish-Slovak Relations, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cieszyn Branch of the University of Silesia (since 2000),
• International Ebner Society, Polish Section,
• Polish Society for European Studies, Wrocław Branch,
• Scientific Council of the Tadeusz Ślipko Christian Ethics Center, Kraków,
• Editorial Board of “Principia”. A conceptual journal of philosophy and theoretical sociology, Kraków (1994–2000),
• Editorial Board of “Acta Universitatis Matthiae Belli,” Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (since 2000),
• Publishing Council, Faculty of Humanities,  M. Bel University, Banská Bystrica,
• Chair of the Philosophy Department, “Philosophy and Canon Law,” the University of Silesia, Katowice (since 2014),
• Program Council of “Studia z Filozofii Polskiej,”
• Editorial Board of “Rocznik Wydziału Filozoficznego Ignatianum,” Kraków,
• Scientific Council of the Silesian Professors’ Club – Chairman,
• Scientific Council of the Intercollegiate Seminar “Filozoficzne aspekty mistyki,”
• Research Team at the University of Applied Sciences in Konin,
• Editorial Board of the Library of Christian Philosophy, Poznań,
• Editorial Board of Yearbook “Filozofii Chrześcijańska,”
• Archdiocesan Council for Interreligious Dialogue of the Upper Silesian Metropolis,
• Program Council of the Life Affirmation Center, Palliative and Hospice Care Association, Chorzów,
• Chapter of the Lux ex Silesia Award under the Metropolitan Archbishop of Upper Silesia,
• Synodal Team of the Cathedral Parish of Christ the King in Katowice.

Awards

• Rector’s Award of the University of Silesia for scientific and teaching achievements in the years: 1978, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, and 1999.

Research Interests

• history of 20th-century philosophy (particularly German-speaking),
• phenomenology,
• philosophy of encounter and dialogue,
• selected issues in epistemology and philosophy of language,
• ontology and epistemology of values,
• philosophy of humor.
• thanatology,
• decision theory, including elements of praxeology and psychology,
• philosophy of education and pedagogy,
• the presence of philosophical issues and methods in public life, media, and political discourse.

Publications

• Dwie filozofie spotkania. Konfrontacja myśli J.Tischnera i Nowickiego, ISBN 83-226-0298-7, Katowice: University of Silesia Press, 1990, 112 pp.
• Levinas a problem metafizyki, ISBN 83-226-0495-5, Katowice: University of Silesia Press 1992, 136 pp.
• Wieczne powroty Fryderyka Nietzschego, ISBN 83-7132-304-2, Katowice: „Książnica” 1998, 168 pp.
• Spory o przedmiot poznania, ISBN 83-226-1321-0, Katowice: University of Silesia Press 2004, 378 pp.
• Family in the Contemporary World. Catholic Social Teaching and Gender, Philosophy and Canon Law – Vol. 1 (Katowice 2015), pp. 19-50, ISSN 2450-4955.
• “Behold, Now Is the Acceptable Time for a Change of Heart”: a Christian Response to the Migration Problem, Philosophy and Canon Law. – Vol. 2 (Katowice 2016), pp. 59-81, ISSN 2450-4955.
• “Phase transition” between confrontation and dialogue in the light of the concept of the unity charism, Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration, Lublin 2016, No 1, pp. 291-317, ISSN 1733-3911.
• Opuścić bezpieczne schronienie. Problem obcości w świetle filozofii dialogu, Ethos (Lublin) – 2017, No 1, pp. 76-103 ISSN 0860-8024.
• Samotność bólu, ból samotności, Ethos (Lublin). – 2017, No 4, pp.19-48 ISSN 0860-8024.
• Przestrzenie wolności : między heroizmem a konformizmem, Paedagogia Christiana (Toruń) – 2018, vol. 1, pp. 27-50 ISSN, 1505-6872.