THE MULTIMEDIAL ARCHIVE OF PHILOSOPHY

The ASSOCIATION MULTIMEDIAL ARCHIVE OF PHILOSOPHY project is an undertaking unprecedented in Poland. It is unique because it involves the use of modern media carriers to record the statements and views of the authors of modern philosophical thought and to share it with the youth using all available means of distribution. The archive’s collection will be offered to everyone interested in this field of human activity. This way we wish to create a modern chronicle documenting the development of thoughts and ideas. The intellectual value of this archive will be increasing with the passing time, and it is easy to imagine its importance in 30 or 40 years. Philosophy is a field of human intellectual activity which is constantly changing and developing. It is this development that we wish to record.

PHOTOS FROM "THE HERETIC" SMAF 2005

As part of our project, we produced a feature-length documentary about an outstanding Czech philosopher, phenomenologist Jan Patoczka. It was shown to public in Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and elsewhere. This way we are creating an independent network for distributing documentaries of this kind. With the help of the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Silesia, the Polish Phenomenological Association and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw, the archive also organized a symposium on the achievements of Jan Patoczka, with the participation of eminent philosophers who specialize in the analysis of his works. Materials from the symposium were published and issued as educational materials for pupils and students on DVD discs. A documentary on Patoczka titled “Heretyk” (“The Heretic”) was issued on DVD in Polish. English and German language versions are being prepared. 

PHOTOS FROM "THE HERETIC" SMAF 2005

The documentary on the philosophy of Jan Patoczka was the first film from the “Uczniowie Edmunda Husserla” (“The Followers of Edmund Husserl”) series; the next film, devoted to an outstanding follower of Edmund  Husserl – Edith Stein, was produced with the help of Germans. The material was distributed in Poland and Germany, and it spurred numerous conferences and symposia concerning the problems in relations between our nations.

PHOTOS FROM "WHO SEEKS THE TRUTH" SMAF 2009

We plan to produce more films devoted to phenomenological thinkers. Projects about Eugene Fink, Martin Heidegger and Emmanuel Levinas are currently being prepared. The entire “Uczniowie Edmunda Husserla” project will be available on DVD discs in several languages. It will be provided free-of-charge to scientific institutions and schools across Europe. Since we are an institution which does not conduct business activity and focuses on popularizing science and culture, in order to complete this unique project we need funds to cover the cost of travels and visits of international scientists, as well as additional costs related to this undertaking. Thus, we would like to ask you to help us complete this project.

PHOTOS FROM "WHO SEEKS THE TRUTH" SMAF 2009

When working on our multimedia project concerning philosophy, we cooperate with various cultural and scientific institutions. During our works on multimedia projects so far, we have established cooperation with the following institutions:

1. "The Heretic – The Life and Work of Jan Patoczka" – a documentary film: 

• the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria – Prof. Krzysztof Michalski, director of the Institute, coordinated the cooperation; Ludger Hagedorn, PhD and an associate of the Institute from Germany, participated in the film
• the Center for Theoretical Study in Prague, Czech Republic – Prof. Ivan Havel, director of the Center, coordinated the cooperation
• the Jan Patoczka Archive in Prague, the Czech Republic – Eng. Ivan Chvatik, the director of the Archive, participated in the film
• the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
• the City Hall in Katowice, Poland – the Office for Information and Promotion of the City Hall co-funded the release of Polish DVD version of the film
• the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw, Poland
• the Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic – Ivan Blecha, PhD, participated in the movie
• the Polish Phenomenological Association – Prof. Robert Pilat coordinated the cooperation

2. "Jan Patoczka Lectures" – a series of archival recordings on CD discs: 

• the Center for Theoretical Study in Prague, Czech Republic – Prof. Ivan Havel, director of the Center, coordinated the cooperation
• the Jan Patoczka Archive in Prague, the Czech Republic – Eng. Ivan Chvatik, the director of the Archive, participates in the project
• the Consulate of the Czech Republic in Katowice, Poland – Consul Eng. Josef Byrtus, JD, coordinated the cooperation
• the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic 

3. "The Dispute On the Existence of the World" – a film on Roman Ingarden: 

• the Roman Ingarden Philosophical Research Center of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland
• the Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland – Prof. Wladyslaw Strozewski and Prof. Jerzy Perzanowski participated in the film
• the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland – Bogdan Ogrodnik, PhD, participated in the film 

ROMAN INGARDEN IN HIS HOME IN LVOV (1942)

4. "Who Seeks the Truth" – documentary on philosophy of Edith Stein:

• the House for Polish-German Cooperation – Elzbieta Wiecek coordinated the cooperation
• the City Hall of Gliwice, Poland – the City Hall co-funded the release of the film on DVD
• the House of Edyta Stein in Wroclaw, Poland
• the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland – Prof. Anna Grzegorczyk participated in the film

5. "Tischner and Others" – a series of lectures about Prof. Jozef Tischner:

• the Jozef Tischner Institute in Cracow, Poland – Zbigniew Stawrowski, PhD and director of the Institute, coordinates the cooperation 

6. "Tischner Days" –  we have so far covered the 2006, 2007, 2008 editions.

TISCHNER DAYS combine moments of religious reflection, serious debates as well as meetings set to the Polish highlander music that Father Tischner favored. The program for TISCHNER DAYS includes a conference, to be held in the auditorium of the Collegium Novum of Jagiellonian University (the Tischner Room in Witkowski College is currently being renovated), a meeting in the "Philosophers' Cave," and a lecture by Leszek Kolakowski in a "Coloquia Tischneriana" series.