Leszek Kołakowski

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gptkb:Jagiellonian_University
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gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Warsaw
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gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
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Institute of Philosophy, Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Austrian_State_Prize_for_European_Literature
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Warsaw
Jerzy Grotowski Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1927-10-23
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Radom
gptkbp:death_date 2009-07-17
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosopher
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leszek Kołakowski
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Adam_Michnik
gptkb:Leszek_Balcerowicz
gptkb:Zygmunt_Bauman
Tadeusz Szewc
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:known_for critique of Marxism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Polish
gptkbp:notable_feature Critique of totalitarianism.
Philosophical analysis of religion.
The concept of 'the end of history'.
The nature of human freedom.
The role of ideology in society.
gptkbp:notable_work Main Currents of Marxism
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Oxford
gptkbp:spouse Krystyna Kołakowska