In the history of thought, Krzysztof Pomian is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Krzysztof Pomian as Polish philosopher.
Krzysztof Pomian was born at Warsaw in 1934. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Warsaw.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
His academic posts were held at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, University of Warsaw and School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2011), Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2012), Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2017) and Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 2011
- Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta — 2012
- Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science — 2017
- Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Held posts at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, University of Warsaw and School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
- Fields: philosophy
