Biografia [Eng]

Adam Jan Karpiński (born in 1949), Associate Professor, Assistant Professor.

         In 1990 graduated from Post-Doctoral Degree with the following dissertation: “Attempt to re-construct theoretical prerequisites of Marx’ theory of culture and religion”

         Karpiński's masters and respected pedagogues include professor Mirosław Nowaczyk, professor Andrzej Nowicki, professor Stanisław Kozyr-Kowalski, professor Władysław Pałubicki and professor Józef Borgosz.

Karpiński is the Director of Education Sociology Faculty at the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Journalism, Gdansk University.

         In his scientific research focused on ontology of social existence, he tries to verify the hypothesis on exhaustion of to-date, ideologically binding subjective and objective scientific paradigm, which is reflected in a generally ascertained crisis of contemporary culture. It is assumed that there have occurred realistic conditions for thinking about the world and subjective and objective action. This, however, requires a philosophical effort of contemporary human focused on creating a new philosophy, a new utopia. This stipulation is put to life by creating ophiology constituting the philosophy of the future

         Karpiński published, inter alia: Zarys historii filozofii (Słupsk, 1997) [Introduction to the history of philosophy], Wstęp do socjologii (Gdańsk, 2000) [Introduction to sociology], Kryzys kultury współczesnej (Gdańsk, 2003, 2004) [Crisis of contemporary culture]; Wstęp do socjologii krytycznej (Gdańsk 2006, 2009) [Introduction to critical sociology]; Prywatna własność środków produkcji. Od ojcobójstwa do syna marnotrawnego (2010) [Private ownership of means of production. From patricide to prodigal son], Słownik pojęć filozoficzno-socjologicznych (2000, 2007) [Dictionary of philosophy and sociology terms].