Ulrich Schrade

Schrade Ulrich ( born July 21, 1943 in Patricken / Kr Olsztyn, East Prussia. † November 15, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland ) was a philosopher of German descent living in Poland, educationalists, and ethicists.

In the years 1961-1966 he studied with Prof. Boleslaw Kasprowicz at the Faculty of Transport Economics in Sopot (now Sopot, Poland); in the years 1966-1969 he worked at the construction of the tire plant in Olsztyn; in the years 1969-1974 he studied philosophy with Prof. Bogusław Wolniewicz at the University of Warsaw.

Since 1974 he worked at the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences at the Technical University of Warsaw. At this university, he is regarded as the founder of a particular flow of the science and philosophy of technology and the theory of Higher Education. Until recently, he held the following positions:

  • Head of the Department of Philosophy
  • Head of the Pedagogical Seminary
  • Director of postgraduate studies education at the University of Warsaw.

He was a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Higher Education Council and Board Member of the Polish Society for Philosophy.

At the core of his scientific interests were the general problems of anthropology, axiology and education. He was a professor at the Technical University of Warsaw and was also a visiting professor at the Humanist Academy in Pultusk.

Schrader was buried in the community cemetery in Klebark Wielki.

Awards

  • Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( Zloty Krzyż Zasługi ), 2005
  • Medal of the Commission of the National Edukation ( Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej )

Selected Publications

  • Idea of humanism in the light of the axiology of Henryk Elzenberg (Idea humanizmu w świetle aksjologii Henryka Elzenberga ), 1986
  • Ethics. The main systems ( Etyka. Główne systemy ), 1992
  • Currents of contemporary philosophy ( Nurty filozofii Współczesnej ), two editions, 1997, 2003
  • Polish national idea of the interwar period. From patriotism to Globalism ( Międzywojenna polska Mysl Polish National. Od patriotyzmu do globalizmu ), 2004
  • University Teaching and Learning. Selected Problems ( Dydaktyka szkoły wyższej. Wybrane problemy ), 2010
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