Ulrich Schrade
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Ulrich Schrade was a philosopher, educationist and ethicist
. Born in East Prussia, he was part of the Germans, who managed to remain in their homeland, when it was conquered by the Soviet Union in 1945 and parts were given to Communist Poland.
; in the years 1969-1974 he studied philosophy under Bogusław Wolniewicz at the University of Warsaw
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Since 1974 he worked at the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences at the Warsaw University of Technology
. At this university he is considered to be the founder of a specific current of philosophy of science and technology and a major contributor to the theory of higher education. Until his death he was holding the following positions:
He was a member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Higher Education Council and board member of the Polish Philosophical Society
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The core of his scientific interests were the general problems of anthropology and axiology and education theory. He was a professor at the Warsaw University of Technology
and has also worked as a visiting professor at the Akademia Humanistyczna in Pułtusk (Pultusk Academy of Humanities).
Medal of the National Education Commission (Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej)
Ethicist
An ethicist is one whose judgment on ethics and ethical codes has come to be trusted by a specific community, and is expressed in some way that makes it possible for others to mimic or approximate that judgement...
. Born in East Prussia, he was part of the Germans, who managed to remain in their homeland, when it was conquered by the Soviet Union in 1945 and parts were given to Communist Poland.
Life
In the years 1961-1966 he studied economics under Boleslaw Kasprowicz at the Higher School of Economics in Sopot, Poland); from 1966-1969 he worked at the creation of the tire plant in OlsztynOlsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
; in the years 1969-1974 he studied philosophy under Bogusław Wolniewicz at the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
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Since 1974 he worked at the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences at the Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology
The Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of...
. At this university he is considered to be the founder of a specific current of philosophy of science and technology and a major contributor to the theory of higher education. Until his death he was holding the following positions:
- Head of the Department of Philosophy
- Head of Pedagogical Seminary
- Head of the Postgraduate Pedagogical Studies at the Warsaw University of TechnologyWarsaw University of TechnologyThe Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of...
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He was a member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Higher Education Council and board member of the Polish Philosophical Society
Polish Philosophical Society
The Polish Philosophical Society is a scientific society based in Poland, founded in 1904 in Lwów, whose statutory goal is to practice and promote philosophy, especially onthology, theory of knowledge, logic, methodology, ethics, history of philosophy as well as the history of social science.The...
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The core of his scientific interests were the general problems of anthropology and axiology and education theory. He was a professor at the Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology
The Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of...
and has also worked as a visiting professor at the Akademia Humanistyczna in Pułtusk (Pultusk Academy of Humanities).
Awards
Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Złoty Krzyż Zasługi), 2005Medal of the National Education Commission (Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej)
Works
- Idea humanizmu w świetle aksjologii Henryka Elzenberga. (The idea of humanism in the light of Henryk Elzenberg's axiology.), 1986
- Etyka. Główne systemy, (Ethics. The major systems), 1992
- Nurty filozofii współczesnej. (Currents of contemporary philosophy), three editions, 1997, 2003, 2010
- Międzywojenna polska myśl narodowa. Od patriotyzmu do globalizmu. (Polish national idea of the interwar period. From patriotism to globalism), 2004
- Dydaktyka szkoły wyższej. Wybrane problemy, (College didactics. Selected Problems), 2010