George Poede is a Romanian

political philosopher Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and legitimacy of political institutions, such as states. This field investigates different forms of government, ranging from de ...

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. In 2016 he was nominated by the Ministry of National Education of the

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for the

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Academic life

Poede was between 1979 and 1990 a university assistant in the chair of

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of the faculty of history and philosophy of

. In 1990-91 he became a lector in the department of sociology and politics. In 1996 he earned a doctorate with a thesis on ''Domination and Power in

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's Thought'' under the supervision of Petre Dumitrescu. He became associate professor in 2002 and full professor in 2006. In 2007 he obtained his habilitation to supervise doctoral research, and has supervised numerous doctorates since that time, including those of notable political figures such as

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. In 2008 he ran for rector of

, losing to Vasile Isan. He retired at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year. His areas of academic interest in the field of

political philosophy Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and Political legitimacy, legitimacy of political institutions, such as State (polity), states. This field investigates different ...

have included the

theory of knowledge Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called "the theory of knowledge", it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowledg ...

and theories of

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. One year after his retirement, he was granted the title of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poede, George 1952 births Living people Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Academic staff of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Romanian political philosophers Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques