Slobodan Žunjić
Slobodan Žunjić (Priština, 20 October 1949 – Belgrade, 9 March 2019) was a prominent Serbian philosopher, historian of philosophy and translator, known for his erudition and contribution to the understanding of ancient and Serbian philosophical heritage.
He studied philosophy and classical sciences at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, where he graduated in 1972 with the thesis "Eleatics of Being", for which he received the October Prize. He received his master's and doctorate degrees from the same faculty, and as a Humboldt scholar he spent time in Germany (Freiburg 1976, Tübingen 1982/83) and the USA (Philadelphia 1997/98).
Žunjić taught ancient philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade (1977–1997) and part-time at the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad for twenty years. He was the first to introduce the subjects Byzantine Philosophy and Hermeneutical Philosophy into university teaching in 1990.
His bibliography includes more than 30 books, including:
Aristotle and Henology (1988),
Fragments of the Eleatics (1984),
Heidegger and the Pre-Socratics,
the four-volume study Prophecy and Essence – the History of Conceptual Logic in the Serbs (2013).
He has also translated works from Greek, German and English, including a translation of Frederick Copleston's History of Philosophy.
Slobodan Žunjić left a deep mark on Serbian philosophy, known for his ability to connect different philosophical traditions and his deep understanding of philosophical thought.
Titel im Angebot
Istorija srpske filozofije
Slobodan Žunjić, in his book History of Serbian Philosophy, provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Serbian philosophical thought from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. The work covers the period from the literacy of Serbs in
Martin Hajdeger i nacionalsocijalizam
Slobodan Žunjić, in his book Martin Heidegger and National Socialism (1992), explores in detail the connection between Martin Heidegger's philosophy and his involvement in the Nazi regime.