LATVIAN SCIENTISTS: Maija KULE

Maija KULE

Professor Maija KULE
Faculty of history and Philosophy
University of Latvia

Director
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology
Akademijas laukums 1
Riga, LV 1940
Latvia

Phone: +371 722 9208
Fax: +371 721 0806
E-mail: maya@lza.lv ; maija.kule@lu.lv

Born: April 21, 1951, Gulbene district, Latvia

Interests

History of philosophy

Phenomenology

Hermeneutics

Philosophy of culture

Philosophy of education

Social philosophy

Human rights

European Union: ideas and values

Contemporary European culture and art: a philosophical analysis

Education

Dr. habil. phil., Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS), 1993
Dr. phil., Institute of History of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1980
Diploma, Faculty of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia, 1970

Honours and awards

Full member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1996

Active member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Class 11 - Philosophy), 1996

Corresponding member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1992-1996

Felix Award ( European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Latvian Academy of Sciences) for the best book in Humanities “Phenomenology and Culture”, 2003

T.Celm’s Award in philosophy, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2006

Experience

Professor, University of Latvia (LU), 1997-
Director, LAS Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, 1991-1997; LU Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, 1997 – 2006; agency “LU Institute of Philosophy and Sociology”, 2006 -
Head of the Department of Philosophical Anthropology, LAS Institute of Philosophy and Law, 1987- 1991
Senior Researcher, LAS Institute of Philosophy and Law, 1981- 1987
Researcher, LAS Institute of History, 1974 - 1981

Professional activities

Member of the Steering Committee, International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP), 1998 – 2008; Head of the International Committee of Philosophical Collaboration and Philosophical Encounter, 2004 -

Member of the Senate, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1996-

Member of the University of Latvia Senate, Head of the Commission of University Development Strategy, 1999-2001, 2004- 2007

Head, Committee of Experts of the Latvian Council of Science ( Humanities and Social Sciences), 2007 -

Chairperson, Committee of Experts of the Latvian Council of Science (Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Pedagogy), 1991-2007

Board of Directors, International Husserl and Phenomenological Research Society, 1996

Head of the Board, Institute “Eurolat”, 2000

Delegate of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, UAI - International Union of Academies, 1998- 2004
Member of the Council, Department of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1996 –
Head ( 2005-2006), member of the Committee of Ethics, Latvian Academy of Sciences and Latvian Council of Science, 1996 -

Member of the Editorial Council of the journal "Humanities and Social Sciences. Latvia", 1993 -

Editor-in-chief of the journal (almanac) "Philosophy" (in Latvian), 1998 -

Member of Editorial Board of the journals:
    -   (Man and World) "Continental Philosophical Review", University of New Hampshire,USA,1997
    -   “Logos”, Vilnius, 2006 –
    -   "Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Part A. Humanities", 1992 -
    -   “Religiski – filozofiski raksti”, 2001
    -   “LU raksti. Filosofija”, 2005 -

Member of the Promotion Council, LAS Institute of Philosophy and Law, 1986 - 1990

University of Latvia:

    - Head of the Professors' Commission in Philosophy and Theology, 2000 -
    - Head of the Doctoral studies program in Philosophy, 1998 -
    - Head of the Promotion Committee in Philosophy , 1998- 2006

Member of the Consultative Commission, Latvia’s Institute, 1998 - 2001

Member of the National Committee of Culture of Latvia, 1995-1998

President, Latvian Association of Intelligentsia, 1998 -

Deputy Chairman of the Latvian Section, Philosophical Society of USSR, 1986 - 1991

Chair of Organizing Committee:

Member of the General scientific organizing committee, XXII World Philosophy Congress, Seul – 2008; Head of the committee of international philosophical collaboration, head of the congress’ symposia “Hermeneutics”, 2003 – 2008
Deputy head of the organizing committee of the congress „LETONIKA“, head of the section, 2005 – 2007

Head of the organizing committee -

    -   Philosophy section, the First Letonica Congress, Riga, October, 2005
    -   International conference “Philosophy Against Violence”, Riga, University of Latvia December, 2004
    -   International conference “F. Nietzsche - 160”, Riga, University of Latvia, October, 2004
    -   International conference, organized by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Latvian Academy of Sciences “Security and Certainty”, Riga, May, 2003
    - Conference "Europen Values in Education and Culture: Latvia's Way to the EU", October, 2002
    - Conference " Culture in Changing Latvia". Riga, Latvia, May, 1995
    - Conference " Dialoque between Christian and Secular Worlds". Riga, Latvia, March 1995
    - Conference " F.Nietzsche - 150". Riga, Latvia, October, 1994
    - Conference on honour Pope`s John Paul II visit in Latvia. Riga, September, 1993
    - XXVII International Phenomenology Conference, "Toward the Phenomenological Concept of Life." Jurmala, Latvia, September, 1991
    - Section of Philosophy and Theology, World Congress of Latvian Scientists, Riga, Latvia, July 1991
    - XXV International Phenomenology Conference, "Reason, Life, Culture." Riga, Latvia, September 1990
    -   All-USSR Conference "The 200th Anniversary of Kant's Kritik der Urteilskraft First Publicaton in Riga ". Riga, Latvia, May 1990
    - All- USSR Conference, ''Communication and Culture''. Jurmala, Latvia, May, 1987
    - All- USSR Conference, ''Problems of Ontology in Western Philosophy''. Jurmala, Latvia, September, 1986

Member of the organizing committee -

    - International conference “ I. Kant- 280”, Riga, University of Latvia, April, 2004
    - All- USSR Conference "The 200th Anniversary of Kant's Kritik der praktischen Vernunft First Publication in Riga " Riga, Latvia, May 1988
    - All-Union Conference, ''The 200th Anniversary of Kant's Kritik der reinen Vernunft First Publication in Riga''. Riga, Latvia, September, 1981

PUBLICATIONS

Books:

Euro-life: Forms, Principles, Feelings, Riga: FSI (in Latvian)

Phenomenology and Culture, 2002, Riga (in English).

Philosophy, 1996(1st edition), 1997 (2nd edition), 1998 (3rd edition), Riga, 658 pp. (together with R.Kúlis, in Latvian); 1998 (transl. in Russian), 716 pp.

The Path in the Maze of Understanding, 1989, Riga: Zinatne (in Latvian).

Edited Works and Author of the Chapters in Books:

Scientific editor - book “Communication and existence”, University of Latvia, 2005

Scientific editor - book “Philosopher between tradition and experience”, University of Latvia, 2004

Editor-in-chief. Almanac. Philosophy, Nr. 4, Riga, 2004

Editor-in-chief. Almanac. Philosophy, Nr. 3, Riga, 2002

Editor-in-chief. Almanac. Philosophy, Nr. 2, Riga, 2000

Editor-in-chief. Almanac. Philosophy, Nr. 1, Riga, 1998

Eternal and Secular, 1995, Riga: Lielvards.

Phenomenology in Baltics. Analecta Husserliana, 1993,vol. XXXIX, Kluwer Acad. Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.

Phenomenology in the Contemporary World, 1991, Eds. with Viktors Molchanow. Riga: Zinatne, (in Russian).

Philosophy and Theology. Materials of the World Congress of Latvian Scientists, 1991, Riga, (in Latvian).

Teleology and Aesthetics, 1991, Riga, (in Latvian, Russian, German).

Thoughts about Ancient Philosophy, 1990, Riga:Avots, (in Latvian).

Human Being and Spirit, 1988, Riga: Zinatne, (in Russian).

Problems of Ontology in Western Philosophy, 1988, Riga: Zinatne, (in Russian).

Ancient Philosophie: Specific Features and Contemporary Meaning, 1988, Riga: Zinatne, (in Russian).

Kant's "Critic of Pure Reason" and Modern Thought, 1984, Riga: Zinatne, (in Russian).

Critic of Phenomenological Trend in Western Philosophy, 1981, Riga: Zinatne, (in Russian).

Brochures:

The Methodology of the Contemporary Philosophical Hermeneutics. Dr. phil. Dissertation, 1980, Riga (in Russian).
Culture and Mutual Understanding, 1984, Riga (in Latvian).
World, Human Being, Cognition, 1978, Riga (in Latvian).

Articles (published at intenational editions, journals, books):

Principle of Historicity in the Phenomenology of Life. – Analecta Husserliana, Vol. XC, Springer Science and Business Media Publishers, 2006, pp. 237 – 249.

Post-modern Europe: Three Forms of Life. – Contributed papers. Interim World Philosophy Congress, Delhi, 2006, pp. 73-79.

Philosophy in the Baltic States. – Philosophy Worldwide. FSI, FISP, 2006, pp. 91 –106.

History of Philosophy and Philosophy of History: Educational problems. – History in Education. Copenhagen: Copenhagen Pedagogical University, 2005, pp. 40 –52.

The Role of Ciphering in phenomenology of life. - Analecta Husserliana, vol. LXXIX, Kluwer acad. publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, 2004, pp. 41-50.

Self-Individualization as the Main Principle of Life. - Analecta Husserliana, vol. LXXXIII, Kluwer Acad. Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, 2004, pp. 47-56.

Scientist's Code of Ethics in Latvia. – Scientific Dishonesty – Workshop of the Nordic Committees and the Baltic Experts, Abu, Finland, 2003, pp.8-10.

Change of Values in the East-European Philosophy.- International Conference “Philosophy on the Turning Point of the Century". Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 2002, pp.16.-17 (In English and Chinese )

New Religiosity in the View of Contemporary Culture and Philosophy - CESNUR 14^th International conference in Riga, August, 2000. Publication in the CESNUR Website, Italy.

Intersubjective Parameters of the Life Processes. - Analecta Husserliana, 2002, vol. 77, pp. 79-85, Kluwer Acad. Publishers.

The Idea of Europe in Latvia.- National Identity and Vision of Europe. - Annals of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2000, vol. 28, N 9, pp. 25-31.

Theodor Celms: Forerunner of the Phenomenology of Life. - Analecta Husserliana, 1998, vol. LIV, Kluwer Acad. Publishers.

The Problems of Intersubjectivity in Th.Celm's Philosophy. - Phenomenological Inquiry, October, 1996

Religious Philosophy in the Latvian Academy of Sciences in 1990-1995. - Dialogue between Christianity and Secularism in Latvia. Riga, 1996, European Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 15, Nr. YI

Phenomenology in the USSR. - Encyclopaedia of Phenomenology, 1997, Florida Atlantic university, Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology, Kluwer Acad. Publishers.

Über Stille. -Kultur und Kritik. Leipziger philosophische Zeitschrift. Heft 5. August, 1993

Silence as Cultural Phenomenon. - Analecta Husserliana, 1993,vol. XXXIX, Kluwer Acad. Publishers.

The Ontological Pre- Conditions of Understanding and the Formation of Meaning. - Analecta Husserliana, 1991, vol. XXXIY, Kluwer Acad. Publishers.

The Role of Historicity in Man‘s Creative Experience: a Comparative Analysis of the Ideas of Kant, Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger, and theHermeneutical School. - Analecta Husserliana, 1990, vol. XXXI, Kluwer Acad. Publishers.

The Formation of Sense and Creative Experience. - Analecta Husserliana, 1989, vol.XXYII, Kluwer Acad. Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.

Research projects

M.Kule (Head of Project). Phenomenological and Hermeneutical Description of Lebenswelt. Latvian Council of Science, 2001 - 2007

M.Kule (Deputy Head). State research program "Letonika", 2005-2008

M.Kule (Head of Project). Christian Values and Latvian Identity”. Latvia, Ministry of Education and Science. 2004-2005

M.Kule (Head of Project). Contemporary Phenomenology. Latvian Council of Science, 1991 - 2001.

M. Kule (Head of Program). Integration and Modernization of Letonica. Latvian Council of Science, 1995

Short term Research Grant “Contemporary Phenomenology”. Austrian Academy of Sciences, University of Vienna, Institute of Philosophy, 2004
Short term research grant “Phenomenology and Hermeneutics in Latvia”. University of Vienna, Institute of Philosophy, 2004
Short term Research Grant “Phenomenology and Culture”. The British Academy, 2002
2 month scientific project. Humboldt University, Berlin, 1999

Grant for a preparation of book "Eternal and Secular", Soros Foundation of Latvia, 1995

Short term Research Grant, program " Research and Training for Reform" of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Montreal University, 1995.

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