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Film, Video 2003 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity

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Title

  • 2003 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity

Summary

  • Leszek Kolakowski was awarded the 2003 Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity. Writing from within the Soviet system, Kolakowski's voice was influential across Europe and provided the intellectual foundation for the Solidarity movement in Poland. Kolakowski authored more than 30 books and 400 other writings in a variety of formats and in four languages: Polish, French, English and German. His principal lines of inquiry were in the history of philosophy and the philosophy of religion. In addition to his sustained anti-dogmatic philosophical inquiries, his essays used charm, resourcefulness and gentle self-mockery to raise questions about the sometimes mindless modernity of contemporary Europe and North America. His ideas informed the anti-totalitarian youth movement inside Poland, and he became an adviser and active supporter of the Solidarity movement that challenged and began unraveling the Soviet system in Eastern Europe.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2003-11-05.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  john w. kluge prize, humanities, scholars, Poland, Leszek Kolakowski, communism

Notes

  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  Leszek Kolakowski.
  • -  Recorded on 2003-11-05.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021690794

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-05, 2003. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690794/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & John W. Kluge Center, S. B. (2003) John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-05. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690794/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-05, 2003. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690794/>.