Mission
The CCIIF’s mission is to carry out academic activities of excellence in the fields of the history of philosophy and intercultural studies. The Centre constitutes a university space devoted to philosophical debate, interdisciplinary dialogue and research synchronised with the pedagogical activity of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Bucharest.
Objectives
The Centre’s staff commits to developing philosophical knowledge on four planes:
1. Fundamental philosophical knowledge, along thematic directions such as: the history of philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, hermeneutics, ethics, aesthetics, axiology and philosophical anthropology.
2. Applied philosophical knowledge, with emphasis on: the philosophy of the image, the hermeneutics of religious symbols, the hermeneutics and phenomenology of culture and civilisation (the philosophy of kitsch, urbanism), applied ethics (ethics in business and in politics, environmental ethics), the philosophy of the sciences, and the philosophy of sociology, economics and political science.
3. The cultural dialogue between religion and philosophy: dialogue and interconfessional mediation, public perceptions of philosophical and theological knowledge, attitudes and conflicts regarding the role of religion in contemporary society (freedom of expression / freedom of religion), and public policies in the field of culture and religious denominations.
4. Doctoral and continuing education in the field of the history of philosophy and intercultural studies: the organisation of summer schools, intensive courses and distance-learning courses, thematic symposia and round tables, and the publication of books and specialist works.
Each direction is detailed in the Research directions section.
History
CCIIF is a scientific research unit organised under the Charter of the University of Bucharest, with an organisational level at the level of the University and headquartered in the University of Bucharest building at Splaiul Independenței no. 204, Sector 6, Bucharest — the seat of the Faculty of Philosophy. [TO BE COMPLETED: the number and date of the Rector’s Decision establishing the Centre — in the original text of the Statute these fields appear as blank spaces]
The archive of the activities documented by the Centre includes scientific events organised from 2007 onwards: national conferences (among them the annual series “Ion Ianoși” National Conference on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art and the series of national student conferences), international conferences and workshops (2400Aristotle; Identity and Diversity in Contemporary Culture; ISCH – Time and Culture), the “CCIIF Lecture Series” cycle and national and international research projects.
Institutional framework
- University of Bucharest — the host institution; the Centre carries out its activity in the university’s premises and has access to its research infrastructure (Statute, art. 25–28).
- Faculty of Philosophy — the host faculty; the Centre’s activities take place in the faculty’s rooms (the Lucian Blaga hall, the Tudor Vianu hall, the Doctoral Hall).
For the internal organisation, see the Organisation and the CCIIF Statute.