Archive of the History of Philosophy and Social Thought – CfP

We cordially invite you to contribute to the supplementary volume of “Archive of the History of Philosophy and Social Thought” (ISSN 0066-6874), one of the oldest and most distinguished philosophical periodicals in Poland continuously published since 1957 under the auspices of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The journal is ranked in ERIH plus, CEEOL, CEJSH, BazHum, and Index Copernicus. gets especially urgent today due to the decline of democracy in numerous societies.

This volume aims to provide a forum for the international discussion on the intellectual position and social role of philosophy in authoritarian and post-authoritarian societies, taking inspiration from Hegel’s famous claim that the necessary condition for the rise of philosophy, freedom of thought, was first realized in Greece (Lectures on the History of Philosophy). This iteration of the recurring and never-ending question about limits and conditions of the existence of philosophy gets especially urgent today due to the decline of democracy in numerous societies.

We welcome submissions addressing philosophical practices in former and existing authoritarian and neo-authoritarian regimes in Europe and globally, as well as in post-authoritarian states on their way to democracy and democratic societies attempting to prevent authoritarian tendencies.

For more information: www.ahf.ifispan.pl

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