Horia-Roman Patapievici

Horia Roman Patapievici (born March 18 1957, Bucharest).

He graduated from University of Bucharest's Faculty of Physics in 1981, university degree about lasers. Post-graduate, Faculty of Philosophy, thesis " Philosophyc imaginary of physics. Pierre Duhem case". Scientific researcher (1986-1994), university assistant (1990-1994), director of Center for German studies, University of Bucharest - Faculty of Philosophy (1994-1996).

Scholarships:
Tempus - Paris (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Ve Section, November-December 1992),
Goethe Institut - Frankfurt am Main (Stipendium zur wissenschaftilchen aus - und fortbildung in Deutschland, December 1994 - June 1995),
Eminescu Trust - Oxford (Oriel College: September 1999).

He was a member of the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (2000-2005). He resigned with Andrei Pleşu from this position in protest against political pressures on the committee. President of Romanian Cultural Institute since 2005, lecturer, visiting professor, tv producer for TVR Cultural (Romanian national television, cultural channel) - "Idei in libertate" (2002), "Inapoi la argument" (2005), director of "Idei in Dialog"(ID) magazine, member of Group for Social Dialogue (GDS), Pen Club/Romania, Romanian Writers Association/Romania, one of the founders of Research Group for Essentials in European Modernity, honorary member of Ludwig von Mises Institute/Romania. Press debut in 1992, "Contrafort" magazine, contributions in the following magazines: 22, LA&I, Dilema (now Dilema Veche), Orizont, Vatra, Secolul 20, ID. Permanent contributions in 22 (1993-2003), LA&I (2003-2004), Dilema Veche (2004-2005) and ID (since 2005)

Work

Books

* "Cerul vazut prin lentila" ("The Sky seen through the Lens"), 1995
* "Zbor in bataia sagetii" ("Flight within Arrow's Reach"), 1995
* "Politice" ("Politics"), 1996
* "Omul recent" ("The Recent Man"), 2001
* "Ochii Beatricei" ("Beatrice's Eyes"), 2004
* "Discernamantul modernizarii" ("Discernment of Modernization"), 2004

Translations

(in collaboration) David Bohm, "Plenitudinea lumii si ordinea ei" ("The Wholeness of the World and the Implicate Order"), 1995.

Audiobooks

* "Schimbarea subiectului - o reverie" ("The change of subject - a dreaming"), 2004
* "Spartura din cer" ("The breach from the sky"), 2003

Mr. Patapievici is well-known for his advocacy of right wing libertarianism on economic policies and of conservative views on cultural matters.

Awards

* "Essay Prize of the Publishing House Nemira", 1993
* "Début Prize of the Association of Professional Writers", 1995
* "Prize for Journalism of the Cultural Magazine "Cuvintul", 1995
* "Man of the Year Prize of the Cultural Magazine "Cuvintul", 1995
* " "Alexandra Indries" Prize of "Societatea Timisoara", 1995
* "National Board for Audio-Visual Prize", best cultural TV Production, 2003
* "APTR Prize (Romanian Association of the Professionals in Television).

External links

* [http://autori.humanitas.ro/patapievici Humanitas Publishing house website for Horia-Roman Patapievici]