This collection of articles is a tribute to Nenad Smokrović, our friend and colleague from the Philosophy Department. He has been working on human rationality for over 25 years. Consequently, articles in this collection are either directly or indirectly related to this subject matter. In this volume, 19 authors from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Italy, Israel, USA, and GB write about human rationality. What human rationality consists in? What is the relationship between its normative aspect (logic) and its descriptive aspect (psychology)? (...) Do people in fact reason according to the laws of logic? What is the nature and the function of reasoning, argumentation, and inference? ... We are publishing this volume in the hope that it will provide further contribution to the research in the field. (shrink)

Ovo je vjerojatno najcjelovitiji prikaz recepcije Kierkegaardove filozofije pisan u nas. Autorica je nastojala pokazati tko je sve i na koji način kod nas pisao o tom slavnom danskom filozofu i kršćanskom misliocu. O njemu su na različite načine pisali filozofi i teolozi, ističući, svatko na svoj način, ključne dijelove i pojmove Kierkegaardova života i filozofije, no zajedničko im je to da svi odaju priznanje začetniku novog filozofskog pravca. Ono što je također prisutno kod gotovo svih autora je mišljenje da (...) će Kierkegaardova filozofija u budućnosti imati mnogo više utjecaja negoli ga je imala za njegova života, a čemu i danas svjedočimo.This is probably the most comprehensive survey of reception of the Kierkegaard’s philosophy that has been written in Croatia. The author tried to show who in our country, and in a which way, wrote about this celebrated Danish philosopher and Christian thinker. Thus, he was in various ways analyzed by philosophers and theologians, each of whom in his or her own manner stressed crucial parts and concepts of Kierkegaard’s life and philosophy, but they all paid tribute to this originator of a new philosophical approach. What is also present in almost all of the mentioned authors is an opinion that Kierkegaard’s philosophy will have much more influence in the future than it had during his lifetime, to which we indeed witness nowadays. (shrink)

The question of education is as old as life itself, and its elements, which have been questioned throughout history, still occupy the minds of many pedagogues, psychologists, philosophers and sociologists today. There are many different experts dealing with education, but one name is particularly important, the name that links the notion of contemporary education and education reform – John Dewey. The aim of this paper is to present his theory and its application in the domain of the philosophy of education, (...) emphasizing the importance of education as a social function in the service of civilizational survival and progress. Social and technological advancement prompted Dewey to the idea of education reform, with focus on practical work and experimental method and with the aim of achieving a balance between knowledge and skills. A significant part of Dewey's philosophy of education is devoted precisely to education. This paper presents general reflections on education, its goals, purpose and definition, and morals as a significant educational aspect, all combining pragmatic approach, making experience and knowledge gained with practical work a priority. (shrink)