Kangrga was born in Zagreb, where he attended elementary and grammar school. In 1950, he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, where he commenced his work as a teaching assistant working in the fields of ethics and aesthetics. Between 1962 and 1964, he studied in Heidelberg, Germany. He became a tenured professor in 1972 and he held this position until his retirement in 1993.
Kangrga started his confrontation with the Yugoslav communist leadership during his undergraduate studies in February 1948, before the clash of Joseph Broz Tito with Joseph Stalin. Then, he published his first philosophical article entitled On Ethics in Studentski list (Zagreb), which the League of Communists of Yugoslavia bureaucrats found provoking. In 1953, Kangrga became a member of the LCY but in 1954 he was expelled from the party because he announced that he was inspired to become a communist by the works of Miroslav Krleža, who still wasn't wholly rehabilitated by the regime.
In 1964, Kangrga was one of the founders of the journal Praxis. Together with Rudi Supek, he has established the Korčula Summer School, which was a unique meeting place for philosophers from the East and the West between 1964 and 1974. It is around these two institutions that the Praxis school took shape. The defining features of the school were: 1) emphasis on the writings of young Marx; and 2) call for freedom of speech in both East and West based upon Marx's insistence on ruthless critique of everything existent. Milan Kangrga emphasized creativity as well, but also the understanding of human beings as producers humanizing nature.
While he was critical of the Communist party in Yugoslavia, mainly for not implementing self-management socialism, he rejected non-Socialist reactions against SFR Yugoslavia, the most notable one being the Croatian Spring.[1]
Milan Kangrga has lectured in Bonn, Munich, Prague, Budapest, Moscow, and Kyiv among other cities. His articles have been published in Germany, Italy, the United States, France, Spain, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Mexico.
Major works
Kangrga has published 15 books. The most important are:
Marx's Understanding of Revolution, an article by Kangrga (in Croatian)
Reality and Utopia, an article by Kangrga (in Croatian)
at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009) (in Croatian)
(in Serbian)
2005 H-Alter interview with Kangrga , (in Croatian)
(in Croatian)
Lino Veljak In memoriam(in Croatian)
(in Croatian)
March 02, 2023
milan, kangrga, 1923, april, 2008, croatian, yugoslav, philosopher, leading, thinkers, praxis, school, thought, which, originated, 1960s, socialist, federal, republic, yugoslavia, 2007born1, 1923zagreb, kingdom, serbs, croats, slovenesdied25, april, 2008, 2008. Milan Kangrga 1 May 1923 25 April 2008 was a Croatian and Yugoslav philosopher who was one of the leading thinkers in the Praxis School of thought which originated in the 1960s in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan KangrgaMilan Kangrga in 2007Born1 May 1923Zagreb Kingdom of Serbs Croats and SlovenesDied25 April 2008 2008 04 25 aged 84 Zagreb CroatiaEra20th century philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolPraxis SchoolMain interestsEthics Marxism Contents 1 Biography 2 Major works 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditKangrga was born in Zagreb where he attended elementary and grammar school In 1950 he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb where he commenced his work as a teaching assistant working in the fields of ethics and aesthetics Between 1962 and 1964 he studied in Heidelberg Germany He became a tenured professor in 1972 and he held this position until his retirement in 1993 Kangrga started his confrontation with the Yugoslav communist leadership during his undergraduate studies in February 1948 before the clash of Joseph Broz Tito with Joseph Stalin Then he published his first philosophical article entitled On Ethics in Studentski list Zagreb which the League of Communists of Yugoslavia bureaucrats found provoking In 1953 Kangrga became a member of the LCY but in 1954 he was expelled from the party because he announced that he was inspired to become a communist by the works of Miroslav Krleza who still wasn t wholly rehabilitated by the regime In 1964 Kangrga was one of the founders of the journal Praxis Together with Rudi Supek he has established the Korcula Summer School which was a unique meeting place for philosophers from the East and the West between 1964 and 1974 It is around these two institutions that the Praxis school took shape The defining features of the school were 1 emphasis on the writings of young Marx and 2 call for freedom of speech in both East and West based upon Marx s insistence on ruthless critique of everything existent Milan Kangrga emphasized creativity as well but also the understanding of human beings as producers humanizing nature While he was critical of the Communist party in Yugoslavia mainly for not implementing self management socialism he rejected non Socialist reactions against SFR Yugoslavia the most notable one being the Croatian Spring 1 Milan Kangrga has lectured in Bonn Munich Prague Budapest Moscow and Kyiv among other cities His articles have been published in Germany Italy the United States France Spain Hungary Czechoslovakia Austria and Mexico Major works EditKangrga has published 15 books The most important are The Ethical Problem in Karl Marx s Works 1963 Ethics and Liberty 1966 The Meaning of the Historical 1970 The Man and the World 1975 Ethics or Revolution 1983 Praxis Time World 1984 Hegel Marx some basic problems of Marxism 1988 The Meaning and the Reality 1989 Smugglers of Own Life 2001 Nationalism or Democracy 2002 Ethics the basic problems and tendencies 2004 Classical German Idealism 2008 References Edit Glossary of People Ka External links EditAutobiography in Croatian Marx s Understanding of Revolution an article by Kangrga in Croatian Reality and Utopia an article by Kangrga in Croatian Hrvatska ljevica interview with Kangrga at the Wayback Machine archived October 27 2009 in Croatian 2004 Danas interview with Kangrga in Serbian 2005 H Alter interview with Kangrga 1 2 in Croatian Hrvoje Juric In memoriam in Croatian Lino Veljak In memoriam in Croatian Marko Vesligaj In memoriam in Croatian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milan Kangrga amp oldid 1133101746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
