Leszek Kołakowski
Philosopher, Author
1927 – 2009
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Who was Leszek Kołakowski?
Leszek Kołakowski was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his three-volume history, Main Currents of Marxism. In his later work, Kolakowski increasingly focused on religious questions. In his 1986 Jefferson Lecture, he asserted that "We learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are.”
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- Born
- Oct 23, 1927
Radom - Also known as
- Leszek Kolakowski
- Nationality
- Poland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Warsaw
- University of Łódź
- Died
- Jul 17, 2009
Oxford
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on July 23, 2013
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