Prof. Magdalena Sroda Poland

CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Name: Magdalena Sroda
Born: January 7. 01. 1957, Warsaw, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Academic Qualifications:
• Habilitation in Humanistic Science (“Individualism and its Critics”), Warsaw University
• PH.D. Humanistic Sciences (“The Idea of Dignity in Culture and Ethics”), Warsaw University
• M.A. Philosophy (“Two Sources of Morality: The Philosophy of Henry Bergson”), Warsaw University

Professional Activities:
Since 1991 - Assistant professor, Ethics Chair, Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University
1993-1999 - Director for Students Affairs, Instytute of Philosophy, Warsaw University
Since 1996 - Member of Colleqium Invisibile, Warsaw University and Polish Academy of Science
Since 1995 - Member of Center for Morality in Public Life, Batory Fundation, Warsaw
Since 1994 - Director, Postgradute Studies of Ethics, Warsaw University
Since 1994 - Editor of “ETYKA” (“ETHICS”), published by Polish Academy of Science
Since 1993 - Editor of “PRZEGLAD FILOZOFICZNY” (“PHILOSOPHICAL REVUE”), published by Polish Academy of Science (and KBN)

Public Activities
16.08.2004 – 02.11.2005 – the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Status Status of Women and Men

Fellowships:
1997 Visiting Professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA
1996 Visiting Professor, University of Leuven, Belgium
1995 Visiting Professor, Centre de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France

Academic Specialites:
History of Contemporary Philosophy
History of Ethical and Political Ideas
Ethics in Politics
Applied Ethics
Feminism and Political Theory
Gender Studies

Courses Taught:
Since 1982 – Ethics (normative ethics, metaethics) Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University
Since 1982 – History of Philosophy (From Plato to Rorty); Warsaw Uniwersity
Since 1992 - Introduction to Contemporary Philosphy; Warsaw University
Since 1996 - Political Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University
The Seminars:
1994- 1995 - “Moral Values of Political Community”, Institute of Philosophy and Institute of Sociology (with Dr. Pawel Spiewak)
1995- 1996 - “The Role of Virtue in Ethics and Politics”, Institute of Philosophy
1996 – 1997 – “Ethics in Open Society”, Institute of Philosophy and Institute of Sociology, Warsaw University (with Dr. Pawel Spiewak)
1997-1998 – “Feminism and Political Theory”, Gender Studies, Rutgers University, USA
1999-2002 – “Individualism and Its Critics” Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw Uniwersity
2000-2003 – “Feminist Interpretation of Political Philosophy”, Gender Studies, Univeristy of Warsaw
2002-2003 – “The Problem of Other. Discrimination and Xenophobia” – Warsaw University
2002-2003 – Structure of Privacy (Love, Friendship, Maternity in Feminist Theory), Instytut of Philosophy and Gender Studies, Univeristet of Warsaw
2004-2006 – The Strengers and Others – the Problems of Identity and

Selected Publications:
BOOKS
2003 „Individualism and its Critics. Contemporary debates between Comunitarians, Liberals and Feminists about Subject, Community and Gender” (2003)
1998 “Ethical Ideas from Enlightement to Contemporary Time”, WSiP, Warszawa 1998
1995 “On Values, Norms and Moral Problems”, PWN, Warszawa 1995
1995 “Ethical Ideas from Antiqity to Middle Ages”, WSiP, Warszawa 1995
1993 “The Idea of Dignity in Culture and Ethics”, Borgis, Warszawa 1993.

ARTICLES
Many articles devoted to:
(1)History of Philosophy ( for example: “Three Ethics of Aristotle” in “Philosophical Revue” 1992/2, “The Idea of Liberty in Bergson’s Moral Philosophy” in “Ehics” 1984/20 ),
(2) History of Ideas (issues: Dignity, Virtue, Common Sense, Obligation in “Philosophical Revue”, “Ethics”, “Open Society”, “Politics” etc.);
(3)“Attitudes toward Taboo” (Paris 1996-97, published by ARCHE),
(4) Political Philosophy (“Cynicism in Political Life”, “Ethics” 1997/30; “Tolerance, Respect, Recognition”, published by Jerusalem Spinoza Institute, 1999);
(5) Feminism (“Frauen und Feministinnen in Polen” in: “Die Frau in der polnischen Gegenwartskultur” Wien 1996; “On recognition”; “Philosophical Revue” 1999/1)
(6) Applied Ethics, etc.

Participation in Programs:
2002- 2004 – Program EUMC
1999 – 2000 – Program on Morality and Public Life, Unesco
1998-1999 – Program on Gender and Culture, Central European University, Budapest
1996-1998 – Program: “Attududes towards Taboo”, Association de Reflexion, de Communication Hospitaliers & Educatives pour la Sante (ARCHE), Paris

Selected Conferences :
1999 – Moral Philosophy in Education: The Challenge of Human Difference, The Jerusalem Spinoza Institute, Israel, August 1999 (Paper presented and published: “Tolerance, Respect and Recognition”)
1999 – Multiple Feminism, Central European University, Budapest, June 1999 (Paper presented: “Women, Religion and New Feminism in Poland”)
1998 – Attitudes towards Taboo, Association de Reflexion, de Communication Hospitaliers & Educatives pour la Sante (ARCHE), Paris (Paper presented and published: “Attitudes towards Power and Death”)
1997 – Power, Coruption and Common Good, Warsaw, Batory Foundation (Organisation and original idea)
1997 – Ethics and Conflict of Interests in on Open Society , Batory Foundation, Warsaw (Panelist)
1996 – The Challenge of XX century: Aids, Paris (Papers presented and published “Aids in Poland”; Attitudes towards sex”)
1996 – Philosophical Fundaments of Democracy, UNESCO, Sofia (Paper presented and published: “Conflict and dialog in Open Society”)
1995 – Polish Philosophical Congres, Torun (Panelist and Paper presented: “Moral and Political Discourse”)
7,8 December 2004 – International Conference on “Patriarchal Violence against Women – Focusing on Violence in the Name of Honour”, Stockholm
2 April 2005 - “European Women from East and West; Third Meeting”, Paris
9,10 June 2005 – Equal Policy Forum – “gender Equality, a Key to Change”, Madrid
20 June 2005 – International Conference/Euroquality Project – “Dialogue between Equality Bodies and the Civil Society”/ Followed by Steering Committee meeting/, Plovdiv
29 August – 1 September 2005 – Conference “Tenth Anniversary Commemoration on the Fourth World Conference on Women”, Beijing
8-10 September 2005 – International Congress “Femme Globale – Gender Perspectives in the 21st century”, Berlin
25-28 September 2005 – “Migration and Gender Issues within the Millennium Development Goals” – conference organized by the Golda Meir Mount Carmel Training Center, in cooperation with MASHAV, IOM, CIMI, JDC; Hajfa
8-10 October 2005 – “A Gender Agenda 3:Economic Empowerment for Gender Equality”, Manilla
18-19 January 2006 – University of Viena, “Women’s Utopies”
21-24 March 2006 – Paris, “Pourifier et detuire”.
24-26 March 2006, Budapest, “The Identities of Polish Women in Europe. The problems of emigration”
29-31 April 2006, University of Milan, “The Women in New Europe”.