PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, EXISTENCE – INTERSECTIONS IN THE ROMANIAN SPIRITUAL LIFE, FROM DIMITRIE CANTEMIR TO LUCIAN BLAGA
PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, EXISTENCE – INTERSECTIONS IN THE ROMANIAN SPIRITUAL LIFE, FROM DIMITRIE CANTEMIR TO LUCIAN BLAGA

Summary/Abstract: The present paper takes a threefold look inside Dimitrie Cantemir’s destiny as a pivotal Romanian thinker and political figure. Although much has been written about Cantemir’s political, philosophical and cultural activity, my approach here is set on superimposing aspects that pertain to different areas of investigation. Since I am more interested in Cantemir as a whole, I turn to an encomiastic speech delivered by Lucian Blaga, who depicts key aspects of Cantemir’s work and personality. Blaga’s conference is virtually unmentioned in the Romanian research on Cantemir. So, at least in part, my intention here is to reach back to Dimitrie Cantemir through Blaga’s observations and interpretive tools.

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