History and Scientific Focus

Institute of Philosophy was founded in 1990 as a successor to the original Institute of Philosophy of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, which was closed for political reasons in 1970.

The scientific activities of the Institute are aimed at transdisciplinary research into selected key problems in philosophy and related disciplines in the humanities, in particular logic, classical and medieval studies, studies and editing of Comenuis' work, theory of science and global studies. This research is undertaken in close cooperation with universities and other scientific institutions. The scientific output of the Institute is published in books and in domestic and foreign specialist journals. The Institute is the publisher of the respected specialist journals Filosofický časopis, Acta Comeniana, Listy filologické, Teorie vědy/Theory of Science and Eiréné; together with the Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences it publishes Organon F. The Institute's publishing house Filosofia produces a wide range of philosophical literature in Czech as well as in other languages.

The Foundation Deed of the Institute