Stasys Šalkauskis (May 16, 1896 in

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, rector of

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.Biography of S. Šalkauskis (in Lithuanian)
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Works

* Bažnyčia ir kultūra (studija), 1913 * Kultūros filosofijos metmenys, 1926 * Bendrosios mokslinio darbo metodikos pradai, 1926, 1933 * Visuomeninis auklėjimas, 1932 * Ateitininkų ideologija, 1933 * Lietuvių tauta ir jos ugdymas, 1933 * Bendroji filosofijos terminologija, 1938 * Raštai ritings Vilnius, Mintis, 1990 * Rinktiniai raštai elected Writings Vilnius, Vaivorykštės, 1992

References

1886 births 1941 deaths Salkauskis Social philosophers 20th-century Lithuanian philosophers Rectors of Vytautas Magnus University {{philosopher-stub