Zaproszenie na wykłady dr. Demiana Papo

Demian Papo, PhD defended his doctoral thesis in 2020 entitled Philosophical Component of Benedikt Kotruljević’s Writings at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Since 2015 as an teaching assistant and since 2021 as a postdoctoral researcher, he is a part of the Chair for Practical Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia. He is currently teaching the following courses: Introduction to Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy I, Academic Writing and Interdisciplinarity: Theoretical and Practical Insights. His main research interest is Croatian philosophical heritage, especially during the Renaissance. His other research interests include: practical philosophy and interdisciplinarity.

1) Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s Oration on the Dignity of Man 

The lecture will focus on the philosophical thought of the renown Italian Renaissance philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494) expressed in his famous Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486). After introductory remarks regarding his life and works, as well as general characteristics of his teaching, the reasons why his youth work is rightfully considered a Renaissance manifesto will be elucidated. Special attention will be paid to philosophical traditions which played a crucial role in shaping his thought and to his angelology.

2) General Overview of Croatian Renaissance Philosophy 

An overview of Croatian Renaissance philosophy shall be offered in the lecture through three phases of this European cultural and spiritual ascent. Each of the phases will be displayed via their respective representatives originating from the Croatian Adriatic coast: Ivan Stojković (c. 1390/1395–1443), Frane Petrić (1529–1597), and Nikola Vitov Gučetić (1549–1610). Emphasis will be placed on their lives and, even more, on their philosophical works and thought.