Piotr Balcerowicz is an orientalist, philosopher, professor at

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...

and founder of the Association Education for Peace.

Biography

He was active in the Federation of the Councils of Secondary Schools of Torun, created in autumn 1980, occurring against indoctrination in schools, which has also been involved in organizing self-education action. In 1990 he graduated from the Warsaw University Oriental philology. In 1999 he obtained his Ph.D. from

University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (, also referred to as UHH) is a public university, public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('':de:Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen, ...

, where he studied in 1992-1996. Former member of the Science Committee of Orientalist

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars a ...

. He is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, and a professor at the Faculty of Oriental Studies

. Since 2002, founder and CEO of the Association Education for Peace.

Publications

In Polish

* 2001: ''Afganistan. Historia-ludzie-polityka'' (Afghanistan. History-people-politics) * 2003: ''Dżinizm. Starożytna religia Indii'' (

Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its s ...

. The ancient religion of India) * 2003: ''Historia klasycznej filozofii indyjskiej. Część pierwsza: początki, nurty analityczne i filozofia przyrody'' (The history of classical Indian philosophy. Part One: origins, trends analysis and philosophy of nature)

In English

* 2009: ''Jainism and the definition of religion''.

References

External links

Website

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