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Gorazd Kocijančič

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Gorazd Kocijančič

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964-09-17 (Ljubljana)
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovene, Greek, Latin, Hebrew
Religion
Christianity
Residence History
Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
Philosopher, Poet, Translator, Librarian
Active Years
1987-
Affiliations
National and University Library of Slovenia, KUD Logos
Memberships
Slovene Writers' Association
Influenced By
Plato, Parmenides, Proclus, Gregory of Nyssa, Maximus the Confessor

Education

University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Philosophy / Department of Philosophy and Greek
Period: 1986
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: Slovenia
Graduated in philosophy and Greek

Awards

Prešeren Fund Award
2013
Category: poetry
Organization: Prešeren Fund
Result: winner
Rožanc Award
2011
Work: To Those Outside: Exoteric Writings 1990-2003
Result: winner
Sovre Prize
2005
Category: translation
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mediations

1996 Philosophy

Expression of contemporary Christian philosophy stemming from radical apophatic thought

Apophatic thoughtChristian philosophy

Between the East and the West: Four Contributions to the Ecstatics

2004 Philosophy

Relationship between spiritual traditions and metaontology, gnoseology, ethics, ecclesiology

East-West traditionsSupraconfessional Christianity

To Those Outside: Exoteric Writings 1990-2003

2004 Essays

Collection of articles, columns, reviews from anarchic philosophy of culture

Cultural philosophyAnarchy

The breaking. Seven radical essays

2009 Philosophy

Ontological part of his philosophical system

Ontology

Erotics, politics etc. Three essays about soul

2011 Philosophy

Second part of his philosophical system

SoulPolitics

Bibliography

  • Thoughts of the Greek Fathers on Prayer
  • The Wisdom of the Desert
  • Parmenides: Fragments
  • Mediations
  • Your names

Translations of Works

  • Complete works of Plato
  • Complete works of Dionysius the Areopagite

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Radical apophatic thoughtAnarchic philosophy of culture
Recurring Motifs
East-West spiritual traditionsChristian mysticism

Legacy

Known for translating Plato's complete works into Slovene, prolific philosopher, poet, and translator with over 360 works.

Trivia

  • Translates from 10 languages. Contributed to the new standard Slovene Bible translation.