{"id":24168,"date":"2024-05-23T13:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/?page_id=24168"},"modified":"2025-10-10T01:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:30:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/pl\/cassirer-center\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Welcome to the Cassirer Center for International Scholarship and Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cassirer Center for International Scholarship and Cooperation is a pioneering initiative dedicated to fostering global academic exchange, research collaboration, and the study of our hyper complex intercultural world. The center is name&nbsp;in honor of the Wroc\u0142aw born interdisciplinary renaissance&nbsp;person of letters Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945). We are committed to continuing in his spirit to attend to all&nbsp;horizons&nbsp;of meaning across different cultures, through which we become more humane in our care for others and find a route forward for a vibrant intercultural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located at the University of Wroc\u0142aw (UWr) in Poland, our center is committed to building bridges between universities and facilitating meaningful international cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cassirer Center aims to create a dynamic and inclusive environment for scholars, students, and faculty from around the world. Our mission is to promote intellectual exchange, support innovative research, and advance the study of our hyper complex intercultural world through collaborative efforts. By bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise, we strive to address global challenges and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We envision the Cassirer Center as a hub for international academic exchange and cooperation, where scholars and students can engage in transformative educational experiences. Through our&nbsp; programs, we seek to foster a deeper understanding of cultural diversity, encourage interdisciplinary research, and create a vibrant academic community that transcends national boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cassirer Center offers a range of programs designed to facilitate academic exchange and collaboration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Student Exchanges<\/strong>: We provide opportunities for undergraduate and MA students to participate in intensive and semester-long exchange programs in&nbsp;our flagship &#8222;Culture,&nbsp;Thought, and Humanity,&#8221;&nbsp; EnglishLanguage&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/international.uni.wroc.pl\/en\/admission-full-degree-studies\/programmes-english\/culture-thought-and-humanity-bachelor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BA<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/international.uni.wroc.pl\/en\/admission-full-degree-studies\/programmes-english\/culture-thought-and-humanity-master#:~:text=The%20purpose%20of%20the%20Culture,the%20processes%20of%20cultural%20development.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MA<\/a>&nbsp;programs, alongside&nbsp;exchanges&nbsp;at our Faculties at the University. Students from participating universities can take courses from a specially developed curriculum and immerse themselves in the academic and cultural environment of Wroc\u0142aw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Faculty Exchanges<\/strong>: Faculty members from participating universities can engage in teaching and research exchanges. This includes delivering public lectures, teaching intensive &#8222;Culture Week&#8221; Seminars, and collaborating on research projects with colleagues at UWr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Research Initiatives<\/strong>: We support serious research endeavors, and are currently developing several grant projects related to the activities&nbsp;of the center. We have regular meetings with partner&nbsp;institutions to work on our research plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our core group of universities includes institutions from Germany, Poland, the USA, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania. Each participating university designates a faculty member to serve as a primary liaison to the Cassirer Center, ensuring continuous and active engagement in our programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"185\" class=\"wp-image-24577\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B.jpg\" alt=\"Ilona B\u0142ocian\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B-768x946.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B-19x24.jpg 19w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B-29x36.jpg 29w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Ilona-B-39x48.jpg 39w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ilona B\u0142ocian<\/strong> is the Director of the Cassirer Center and is a Habilited University Professor at the Institute of Philosophy. Her main research interests are: the history of the philosophical and psychological conceptions and notions of the unconscious, philosophical and anthropological conceptions of myth, the history of myth research, symbolic thinking and the philosophy of images. She is co-founder of the Bachelard Society and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Philosophy of Culture (WNS, UWr) and Cassirer Center (WNS, UWr), in 2019\/20 -Chairwoman of the Council of the Scientific Discipline of Philosophy at the University of Wroc\u0142aw, and in 2020-2024 &#8211; Director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Wroc\u0142aw. In 2019 and 2023, she received the 1st degree Scientific Awards of the Rector of the University of Wroc\u0142aw. In 2023, she co-founded and became the Chairwoman of the Commission of Philosophical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroc\u0142aw Branch. Main publications: Psychoanalytic interpretations of myth. Freud, Jung, Fromm, Warsaw: Eneteia, 2011, co-ed. Myths-studies. The Contemporary presence of myth, Toru\u0144: Adam Marsza\u0142ek 2011, co-author Gaston Bachelard and the philosophies of the image. Psychological and socio-political aspects of imagery, Wroc\u0142aw: Publishing House of the University of Wroc\u0142aw 2018, C. G. Jung\u2014social thought and criticism, Wroc\u0142aw: Publishing House of the University of Wroc\u0142aw 2018, co-ed. Contemporary Influences of C. G. Jung\u2019s Thought, Boston-Leiden: Brill 2018, co-ed. Collective Structures of Imagination in Jungian Interpretation, Boston-Leiden: Brill 2022; Le num\u00e9ro 2\/2021 (2022) de la revue &#8222;\u00c9tudes Bachelariennes&#8221; \u00e9dit\u00e9e par Ilona B\u0142ocian et Marta Ples-B\u0119ben, Bachelard et la psychanalyse, Thought and Image, \u201cAnaliza i egzystencja\u201d, 62\/2023, eds. Ilona B\u0142ocian, Karol Morawski.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"217\" class=\"wp-image-24445\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm.jpg\" alt=\"Eli Kramer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm.jpg 1771w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-1063x1536.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-1417x2048.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-1320x1907.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-17x24.jpg 17w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-25x36.jpg 25w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/ART_1651-PL-Dyplom-45x65-mm-33x48.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eli Kramer<\/strong> is Associate Director at the Cassirer Center and a University Professor at the Institute of Philosophy. His career so far has been devoted to studying, supporting, and networking programs and institutions devoted to philosophy as a way of life (PWL) and humane-whole person learning. His research explores the complex and at times contested relationship between traditions of PWL\/holistic higher learning with the dominant institutions of higher education across the globe. He seeks to uncover relevant lessons and insights for continuing these traditions of communal\/self-cultivation today. Aongside Matthew Sharpe and Michael Chase, he co-edits the Brill book series, \u201cPhilosophy as a Way of Life: Text and Studies,\u201d which organizes new translations, as well as putting out new studies. They also closely work with Marta Faustino on a number of projects to foster philosophy as a way of life research and practice inside and out of the academy. His first single authored monograph is on the nature and role of the associated philosophical life (as distinct from philosophy as a discipline):\u00a0<em>Intercultural Modes of Philosophy, Volume One: Principles to Guide Philosophical Communit<\/em>y (Brill, 2021). He has also co-edited and contributed to collections such as\u00a0<em>Philosophy of Culture as Theory, Method, and Way of Life: Contemporary Reflections and Applications<\/em>\u00a0(Brill, 2022),\u00a0<em>Rorty and Beyond<\/em>\u00a0(Lexington Books, 2020), and\u00a0<em>Contemporary Philosophical Proposals for the University: Toward a Philosophy of Higher Education<\/em>\u00a0(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). His work has appeared (or will appear) in journals such as Eid<em>os. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Contemporary Pragmatism<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Dewey Studies<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Studies in Pedagogy<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Syndicate Philosophy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-24583\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/jan-krasicki.jpg\" alt=\"Jan Krasicki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/jan-krasicki.jpg 333w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/jan-krasicki-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/jan-krasicki-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/jan-krasicki-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/jan-krasicki-32x48.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jan Krasicki<\/strong>, full professor at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Wroc\u0142aw. A graduate of Polish Philology in Wroc\u0142aw, he completed his doctoral studies in philosophy at the University of Warsaw. He studies Russian, Polish and German philosophy of the 19th-21st centuries, mainly philosophical anthropology, philosophy of religion and philosophy of culture. He is the author of the following books: Eschatologia i mesjanizm. Studium \u015bwiatopogl\u0105du Mariana Zdziechowskiego [Eschatology and Messianism. A Study of Marian Zdziechowski&#8217;s Worldview], Wroc\u0142aw 1994; Przeciw nico\u015bci. Eseje, Krak\u00f3w 2002; [Against Nothingness. Essays]; B\u00f3g, cz\u0142owiek i z\u0142o. Studium filozofii W\u0142odzimierza So\u0142owjowa, Wroc\u0142aw 2003 [God, Man and Evil. A Study of the Philosophy of Vladimir Solovyov], Wroc\u0142aw 2003 (Russian translation: \u0411\u043e\u0433, \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a \u0438 \u0437\u043b\u043e. \u0418\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0444\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0444\u0438\u0438 \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0421\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u044c\u0435\u0432\u0430, \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430 2009); Po \u201e\u015bmierci Boga\u201d. Eseje eschatologiczne, [After the \u201cDeath of God\u201d. Essays in Eschatology], Krak\u00f3w 2011; Cz\u0142owiek i B\u00f3g w tradycji rosyjskiej, [Man and God in Russian Tradition], Krak\u00f3w 2012; Bierdiajew i inni. W kr\u0119gu my\u015bli rosyjskiego renesansu religijno-filozoficznego, [Berdyaev and Others. In the circle of thought of the Russian religious-philosophical renaissance], Warszawa 2012; \u0420\u0430\u0437\u0443\u043c \u0438 \u0414\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043e\u0439. \u041e\u043f\u044b\u0442\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0438 \u0435\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043c\u044b\u0441\u043b\u0438, \u0421\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442-\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0433\u0440 2015; Dostojewski i laboratorium idei, [Dostoevsky and the Laboratory of Ideas], Warszawa 2020 (Russian translation: \u0414\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0435\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043b\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0438\u0434\u0435\u0439, Boston 2024), Porwanie Europy. Studia heterologiczne, [Kidnapping Europe. Heterological Studies], Krak\u00f3w 2022. He has lectured in many European countries mainly in Germany and Russia.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"214\" class=\"wp-image-24589\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann.jpg\" alt=\"Patrycja Neumann\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann.jpg 1778w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-1432x2048.jpg 1432w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-1320x1887.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-17x24.jpg 17w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-25x36.jpg 25w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/P.-Neumann-34x48.jpg 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patrycja Neumann<\/strong>, MA., is an assistant in the Department of Human Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Wroc\u0142aw. Currently she is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Philosophy, with a dissertation on &#8222;Archetype and archetypal image. The concept of archetype in the philosophy of Carl Gustav Jung\u2019. Research includes a detailed study of the history of the development of the concept of the archetype, the most important element of C. Jung&#8217;s psychological-philosophical concept next to the collective unconscious. G. Jung&#8217;s concept of culture. I juxtaposed it with the postulates underlying J. Grotowski&#8217;s artistic and research activities. Her interests lie in philosophy of culture, philosophical anthropology and psychoanalysis. She is interested in the body and voice from the perspective of these disciplines. In addition to her academic activities, she is a performer, choreographer, and dancer. She is carrying out interdisciplinary research, capturing the unity of psyche and body through the prism of her own creative experiences.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"199\" class=\"wp-image-24595\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro.jpeg\" alt=\"Veronica Rotondaro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro.jpeg 814w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro-773x1024.jpeg 773w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro-768x1018.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro-18x24.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro-27x36.jpeg 27w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Veronica-Rotondaro-36x48.jpeg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Veronica Rotondaro<\/strong> is an Advertiser, screenwriter, Transmedia Storytelling and Production professor at Mediax, an award-winning Film Academy reaching the Iberoamerican-wide area. She is have worked with students from Venezuela, Panam\u00e1, Costa Rica, Cura\u00e7ao, Rep\u00fablica Dominicana, and Spain. She is a founding member of ABICINE (Venezuelan Cinema Guild), Somos Cultura (Cultural Association in Margarita Island), Regi\u00f3n Insular (Think Tank, Margarita Island). She is also a Member of Transmedia Latam (Latinamerican Transmedia Creators Alliance), CNAC (Centro Nacional Aut\u00f3nomo de Cinematograf\u00eda), VenezuelanPress (Venezuelan Journalists Association), WAWA (Worldwide Audiovisual Women\u00b4s Association) and JEVA (Venezuelan Female Filmmakers Association). She has a Master in Film Production at Universidad Alcal\u00e1 de Henares, Madrid, Spain and a Master in Digital Economy, School of Industrial Organization, Madrid, Spain.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-24601\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie.jpg\" alt=\"Wojciech Kilan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie-512x1024.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie-768x1536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie-12x24.jpg 12w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie-18x36.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cassirers-center.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2024\/06\/Wk-zdjecie-24x48.jpg 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wojciech Kilan<\/strong>, assistant and PhD candidate in the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Wroc\u0142aw. Main research interests: classical ethics (Aristotelianism and Thomism), ethics of lethal actions of state, philosophy of politics, medieval Christian anthropology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get Involved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite universities, faculty, and students to join us in this exciting endeavor. By participating in our programs, you will have the opportunity to engage with a global academic community, contribute to innovative research, and experience diverse cultural perspectives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Cassirer Center for International Scholarship and Cooperation The Cassirer Center for International Scholarship and Cooperation is a pioneering initiative dedicated to fostering global academic exchange, research collaboration, and the study of our hyper complex intercultural world. The center is name&nbsp;in honor of the Wroc\u0142aw born interdisciplinary renaissance&nbsp;person of letters Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945). 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