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Project code: 6-01-220


THE WORK OF RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN THOUGHT


Main researcher: MARTINOVIĆ, IVICA (157212)



Assistants
Type of research: basic
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/31/95.

Papers on project (total): 67
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 14
Institution name: Institut za filozofiju, Zagreb (191)
Department/Institute: Institute of Philosophy
Address: Avenija Vukovar 54/IV
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
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Phone: 385 (0)611 996
Fax: 385 (0)511 841

Summary: The work and thought of Ruđer Bošković has not been systematicaly researched, neither in Croatia nor abroad. On the international level, studies of the 18th century are ramified in all aspects, but Bošković, unfortunately, has not received adequate space in these studies. In investigations of the history of culture, philosophy, science and technology, the following rule holds: a philosopher or scientist is present in cultural tradition to the extent to which contemporary research examines his work and the reception of his ideas. The fundamental research project "The Work of Ruđer Bošković in the Context of European Thought" is launched to attain the following goals: (1) to begin systematic, continuous and multidisciplinary research into Bošković's work in Croatia; (2) to establish a main documentary centre for research and the publication of Bošković's works in the world; (3) to construct a main reserach centre for Bošković's studies in Croatia. The general effect of this project should be manifested in the exhaustively argued position of Bošković's philosophy and contributions to mathematics and the natural sciences (1) in the world history of philosophy and science; (2) in the history of Croatian philosophy and science. The proposed goal of the project should be fully realised by the end of the 20th century.

Keywords: natural philosophy, philosophy of science, mathematics, physics, astronomy, Latin poetry, geodesy, hydrotechnics, statics, diplomacy, Ruđer Bošković, Europe, philosophy of mathematics, history of science, history of technology

Research goals: Goals: (1) gathering Bošković's published works and manuscripts on microfilm and xerox copies as preparatory work for founding a documentary centre for Bošković's studies; (2) philological elaboration of Bošković's treatises; (3) evaluation of the reception of Bošković's ideas in his time and later; (4) translation of selected treatises in Croatian; (5) evaluation of Bošković's relations to the philosophical and scientific heritage (Aristotle, Euclid, Cusanus, Newton, Leibniz, etc.); (6) research on the relations between Bošković and his homeland. Expected results: (1) evaluation of the meaning of Bošković's philosophical and scientific contribution in the 18th century; (2) publications of translations of selected Bošković's writings; (3) argumented position of Ruđer Bošković in the development of European thought on the basis of a multidisciplinary approach.


COOPERATION - PROJECTS




COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: Muzejsko-galerijski centar
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

  2. Name of institution: Historijski arhiv
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  3. Name of institution: Zavod za povijesne znanosti HAZU
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  4. Name of institution: Bogišićeva zbirka
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 50000 - Cavtat, Hrvatska

  5. Name of institution: Arhiv Biskupskog sjemeništa u Dubrovniku
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  6. Name of institution: Archivio di Stato
    Type of institution: Other
    City: Milano, Italia

  7. Name of institution: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
    Type of institution: Other
    City: Vatikan, Vatikan

  8. Name of institution: Dubrovački muzeji
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  9. Name of institution: Hrvatski povijesni muzej
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

  10. Name of institution: Knjižnica Male braće
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  11. Name of institution: Muzej dubrovačkoga pomorstva
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  12. Name of institution: Nacionalna i sveučilišna biblioteka
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

  13. Name of institution: Rezidencija Družbe Isusove
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  14. Name of institution: Znanstvena knjižnica
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  15. Name of institution: Zavod za povijest i filozofiju znanosti HAZU
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

  16. Name of institution: Samostan Sigurata
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 20000 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

  17. Name of institution: Hrvatski radio
    Type of institution: Other
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia


OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS


  1. Name: Izložba "Isusovačka baština u Hrvata", dionica "RuđerBošković", Muzejski prostor u Zgarebu, 28. prosinca 1992.-28. travnja 1993.
    Type of achievement: Catalogues, address books,
    Authors: Ivica Martinović

  2. Name: Samostalna izložba "Ruđer Bošković", u dvorani "Santus Blasius" palače Sponza, 20. travnja 1993.- 17. lipnja 1993.
    Authors: Ivica Martinović

  3. Name: Večer poezije Ruđera Boškovića "Inter Martem et Venerem", održana u dvorani Družbe "Braća hrvatskoga zmaja", 12. veljače 1993.
    Authors: Ivica Martinović i Dragan Milivojević

  4. Name: Radio-emisija "Četvrt tisućljeća nepoznati pjesnik Bošković", u emisiji "Forum III programa: Iz riznice hrvatske kulture", premijerno emitirana 12. svibnja 1993.
    Authors: Ivica Martinović (tekstualna tumačenja), Dragan Milivojević (recitiranje Boškovićevih stihova), Branka Bolkovac-Kereškenji (urednica)

  5. Name: Predavanje "Filozofska i prirodoznanstvena istraživanja hrvatskih isusovaca", 18. ožujka 1993. u predavaonici Muzejskog centra u sklopu popratnog programa uz izložbu
    Authors: Ivica Martinović

  6. Name: "Quantitas inassignabilis: jezik i mišljenje u Boškovićevu razumijevanju beskonačnih veličina", izlaganje na znanstvenom skupu "Jezik i mišljenje, književnost i filozofija", Cres, 15. srpnja. 1993.
    Authors: Ivica Martinović

  7. Name: "Bošković's Unobservables", referat na simpoziju "Philosophy of Science", Dubrovnik, travanj 1993.
    Type of achievement: Other
    Authors: Zvonimir Čuljak

  8. Name: "Pojam prostora u Boškovićevoj hipotezi o silama (De viribus vivis, 1745)", referat na simpoziju "Hrvatska filozofija u europskom i svjetskom kontekstu", Zagreb, 10-11. prosinca 1992.
    Type of achievement: Other
    Authors: Zvonimir Čuljak

  9. Name: "Pojava i postojanje u Boškovića", referat na simpoziju "Filozofija postojanja u matematici", Ljubljana 18-19. prosinca 1992.
    Type of achievement: Other
    Authors: Zvonimir Čuljak

  10. Name: Predavanje "Logik und Metaphysik des Theophrastus", Sveučilište u Augsburgu, srpanj 1993.
    Authors: Josip Talanga

  11. Name: Predavanje "The Metaphysical Question in Aristotle and Theophrastus", Sveučilište Rutgers, studeni 1993.
    Authors: Josip Talanga

  12. Name: Referat na simpoziju "Two approaches to the problem-solving in geometry: Lakatos and Bošković"
    Type of achievement: Other
    Authors: Zvonimir Čuljak

  13. Name: Referat na simpoziju "Some aspects of explanation in Bošković"
    Type of achievement: Other
    Authors: Zvonimir Čuljak

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