Predrag Finci

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Predrag Finci
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Born5 August 1946 (1946-08-05) (age 79)
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Philosophical work
Era20th-/21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy, existentialism, neo-Marxism, phenomenology
Main interestsAesthetics, ontology

Predrag Finci (born 5 August 1946) is a Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist.

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Predrag Finci by Amela Hadzimejlic. Book cover

Biography

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Predrag Finci started his career as an actor.[1] In 1968 Finci played the role of Gavrilo Princip in the film Sarajevski atentat[2] directed by Fadil Hadžić. Later he studied philosophy at the University of Sarajevo and at the University of Paris X: Nanterre under Mikel Dufrenne. He was a visiting researcher at the Freiburg University under the supervision of Werner Marx. He completed his MA in 1977 and PhD in philosophy in 1981. He was a professor of aesthetics at the University of Sarajevo until 1993 when, during the Bosnian war, he left Sarajevo for London. He has lived there since, and worked as a freelance interpreter and writer until his retirement in 2011.

Work

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Finci's work is based on a combination of erudition, philosophical and aesthetical insights, and personal experience.[3] Finci writes extensively in his native language and also in English. Reviews[4][5][6][7][8][9] of Finci's books have been published in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia. He was an honorary visiting fellow at University College London from 1999 to 2013. Predrag Finci is a member of Exiled Writers Ink![10] in London. He is a founder-member of Bosnian P.E.N.[11] He is a member of the Croatian Philosophical Society.[12] He received the Svjetlost Publisher Award in 1980 and the Veselin Maslesa Publisher Award in 1986.[13] In 2011 he received the Science Award for his book Imaginacija (Imagination) at the 23rd International Book Fair, Sarajevo.[14]

Bibliography

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In English:

  • Applause, and then Silence, with an Introduction by Moris Farhi, Style Writers Now, 2012, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Why I Killed Franz Ferdinand and Other Essays, with an Introduction by Cathi Unsworth, Style Writers Now, 2014, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Published in Bosnia:

  • Govor prepiski (Discourse of Correspondence), Svjetlost, Sarajevo, 1980,
  • Umjetnost i iskustvo egzistencije (Art and Experience of Existence), Svjetlost, Sarajevo, 1986,
  • Ishodište pitanja (The Source of Question), Glas, Banja Luka, 1987, OCLC 23869495
  • O nekim sporednim stvarima (On Some Secondary Matters), Veselin Maslesa, Sarajevo,1990,Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Sarajevski zapisi (Sarajevo's Notes), Buybook, Sarajevo 2004, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Poetozofski eseji (Poetosophic Essays), Medjunarodni centar za mir, Sarajevo, 2004, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • O kolodvoru i putniku (About Stations and Travellers), Motrišta, Mostar, 2013, ISSN 1512-5475; IK Rabic, Sarajevo 2015, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). – Translated into Hebrew and published by Carmelph.co.il, 2019 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).; translated into Italian and published in Italy La stazione e il viaggiatore, Ass. Culturale Il Foglio, 2022 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Kratka, a tužna povijest uma (A Short But Sad History of Mind), IKB Rabic, Sarajevo, 2016. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). COBIS: BH-ID 22956550
  • Elektronička špilja (The Electronic Cave), Art Rabic, Sarajevo, 2017. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). COBISS.BH.ID 23983110
  • O književnosti i piscima (Of Literature and Writers), Art Rabic, Sarajevo, 2018. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Zapisi veselog filozofa. Slikovni zapisi u knjizi: Amela Hadžimejlić, (Notes of the Merry Philosopher. Visual comments by Amela Hadžimejlić), Art Rabic, Sarajevo 2019
  • Prošle godine u Barnetu (Last year in Barnet), Buybook, Sarajevo 2022 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Gnome, Art Rabic, Sarajevo, 2023 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Filozofske priče ( Philosophical stories), Buybook, 2024 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Abecedarij bivšeg Sarajeva: sentimentalni uvod u estetiku (Alphabet of the Former Sarajevo: a Sentimental Introduction to Aesthetics), Buybook, Sarajevo and Zagreb 2025.Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Published in Croatia:

  • Umjetnost uništenog: estetika, rat i Holokaust (The Arts of the Destroyed. The Arts, the War and the Holocaust), Izdanja Antibarbarus, Zagreb, 2005, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Priroda umjetnosti (The Nature of the Arts), Izdanja Antibarbarus, Zagreb, 2006, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Tekst o tuđini (The Text on Exile) illustrated by Mersad Berber, Demetra, Zagreb, 2007 – Translated into Italian and published in Italy Il popolo del diluvio, Bottega Errante Edizioni, 2018 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Djelo i nedjelo: umjetnost, etika i politika (On the Arts, Ethics and Politics), Demetra, Zagreb, 2008, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Imaginacija (Imagination), Zagreb, Izdanja Antibarbarus, 2009, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Osobno kao tekst, (Personal as Text), Izdanja Antibarbarus, Zagreb, 2011, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Čitatelj Hegelove estetike (A Reader of Hegel's Aesthetics), Naklada Breza, Zagreb, 2014, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Estetska terminologija (Terminology of Aesthetics), Izdanja Antibarbarus, Zagreb, 2014, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Korist filozofije (Usefulness of Philosophy), Izdanja Antibarbarus, Zagreb, 2017, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Što se sviđa svima. Komentari uz Kantovo shvaćanje umjetnosti(What is Pleasing to All. Comments on Kant's Conception of the Arts), Biblioteka Filozofska istraživanja, knjiga 152, Zagreb 2019. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Prvo, bitno (Prime, Essential), Factum izdavaštvo Belgrade and Jesenski and Turk Zagreb 2020. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Sve dok (Until), Fraktura, Zapresic, 2021 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • U unutarnjem, istina (In the Inner, the Truth), TIM press, Zagreb 2022., ISBN 9789533690094
  • Filozofske priče ( Philosophical stories), Buybook, 2024 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Abecedarij bivšeg Sarajeva: sentimentalni uvod u estetiku (Alphabet of the Former Sarajevo: a Sentimental Introduction to Aesthetics), Buybook, Sarajevo and Zagreb 2025 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Estetsko u promijenjenom svijetu (Aesthetics in a Changed World), Filozofska istraživanja, Zagreb, 2025 ISBN 9789531642231

Published in Serbia:

  • Ukratko (In Short), Factum Izdavastvo, Belgrade, 2018, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). – Translated into Hebrew and published by Carmelph.co.il, 2023 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Misterij, iza svega(Mystery Beyond Everything), Factum Izdavastvo, Belgrade, 2019 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Prvo, bitno (Prime, Essential) Factum izdavaštvo Belgrade and Jesenski and Turk Zagreb 2020. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Emigrantska slikovnica (An Immigrant Picture Book), U suradnji Factum izdavaštvo, Beograd i Jesenski i Turk, Zagreb 2022. ISBN 9788680254494


References

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