Branko Bošnjak (14 January 1923 – 18 June 1996) was a

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n philosopher, member of the Praxis school in the former

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. Bošnjak was a professor at the

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at the

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and for a period a head of the Department for History of Philosophy and a dean of the faculty. He was a member of the

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. He died in

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and was buried in Mirogoj Cemetery.

Major works

Bošnjak's main fields of interest were

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and

history of philosophy The history of philosophy is the systematic study of the development of philosophical thought. It focuses on philosophy as rational inquiry based on argumentation, but some theorists also include myth, religious traditions, and proverbial lor ...

. His major works are: *''History of Philosophy as a Science'' (1958) *''Logos and Dialectics'' (1961) *''Philosophy and Christianity'' (1966) *''The Greek Philosophical Criticism on the Bible'' (1971) *''The Meaning of the Philosophical Existence'' (1981) *''Philosophy and History'' (1983) *''History of Philosophy'' (1993)

External links

Preface to ''Philosophy and Christianity''

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