prof. PhDr. Vladimír Leško, CSc.

Vladimír Leško is a Professor at the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice. He is the head of the Department of Philosophy and the History of Philosophy. He lectures the history of  19th and 20th century philosophy, metaphysics, and introduction to philosophy. In scientific research and publishing, he focuses on the philosophy of Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger, Fink, Patočka, and Gadamer. Some of the most important monographs are: The Philosophy of History of Philosophy, Metaphysics – Heidegger vs Hegel.

 

Participation in project schemes:

Projects of international grant agencies:

completed:

IRES – č. 26110230075 (2012/2015) Innovation for Knowledge Society – researcher

Projects of domestic grant agencies:

completed:

APVV-0480-11 – Patočka´s Asubjective Phenomenology and the History of Philosophy – researcher

VEGA 1/0678/12 – The History of Philosophy as a Philosophical Issue (Heidegger, Patočka, Gadamer and Rorty) – responsible researcher

VEGA 1/0650/08 – Heidegger and the History of Philosophy – responsible researcher

VEGA 1/0890/12 – Intentionality and Interpretation. Philosophical Research of the Nature of Language   – researcher

VEGA 1/4679/07 – The Asubjective Phenomenology of J. Patočka and the History of Philosophy – researcher

VEGA 1/2500/05: The Philosophy of History of Philosophy – weak models – responsible researcher

APVV-14-0706 – Heidegger, metaphysics and the History of Philosophy – responsible researcher

VEGA 1/0963/16 – Weak Thoughts and Postmetaphysical Philosophy – researcher

Ongoing:

APVV-17-0529 – Postmetaphysical Thinking in the Context of Current Socio-political Problems – researcher

 

Membership in significant (scientific) organizations

Member of the labor comission for humanities APVV

Member of the labor comission for humanities VEGA

Member of the editorial board of the periodical FOLIA (Silesian University of Katovice – Poland)

Member of the editorial board of the periodical STUDIA PHILOSOPHICA (Masaryk University of Brno – ČR)

Member of the Scientific Council. UPJŠ

Member of the Scientific Council.  FF UPJŠ

 

Subjects Currently Taught:

Contemporary Philosophy, Metaphysics