Original scientific paper
The Tradition of Philosophy and the Appearance of Printed Books Among Croats
Franjo Zenko
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Centar za povijesne znanosi, Odjel za povijest filozofije, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
For the 500th anniversary of the apearance of the first printed book among Croats (the Glagolitic [old Croatian] Missal, 1483), the following issue is discussed from the culturological point of view: why did not the relative wealth of early Croatian philosophical literature (Juraj Dragićić [1445-1520], Nikola Modruški [c. 1427-1480, Marko Marulić [1450-1524], Benko Benković [?-1525], Matija Frkić [1583-1669] and many others all the way to Ruđer Bošković [1711-1787] function as a formative element of Croatian national culture. A discussion follows of the first historical-philosophical project of Franjo Marković [1845-1914] to enliven the national philosophical tradition of early Croatian philosophy through historiography. That tradition, according to the program of the National Revival inspired by the ideology of Romantic nationalism ought to contribute, according to Marković’s project, as presented in his rhetorical speech Filozofijske struke pisci hrvatskoga roda s onkraj Velebita u stoljećih XV do XVIII. (Croatian Authors of the Philosophical Profession from the Other Side of Velebit, from the XV to the XVIII Century) [Zagreb, 1882], to the formation of the national personality and characteristics of the Croatian people. The reasons why Marković’s project was not successful are discussed, as well as the ideological and philosophical background of the project itself.
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Publication date:
3.12.1984.
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