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Leszek Kołakowski

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Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927-2009)

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Leszek Kołakowski was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analysis of contemporary Marxist thought and theory, as in his three-volume history of Marxist philosophy Main Currents of Marxism (1976). In his later work, Kołakowski increasingly focused on religious questions.

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Awards 16

2007Jerusalem Prize
2003Kluge Prize
1994Prix Alexis de Tocqueville
1992honorary doctor of the University of Łódź
1991Ernst Bloch Award
1991Gordon J. Laing Award
1986Jefferson Lecture
1983Erasmus Prize
1983MacArthur Fellows Program
1980Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon
1977Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
Order of the White Eagle
Democracy Service Medal
Honorary doctor of the University of Szczecin
Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk
Saint George medal

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Leszek Kołakowski was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analysis of contemporary Marxist thought and theory, as in his three-volume history of Marxist philosophy Main Currents of Marxism (1976). In his later work, Kołakowski increasingly focused on religious questions. In his 1986 Jefferson Lecture, he asserted that "we learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are".

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deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2009 · aged 81
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