Continuous online reading from the works of John Amos Comenius called "Reading Comenius Universally", which starts on Saturday night, is an original way of commemorating 350 years since this thinker's death. Academics and enthusiasts promised to support this 24-hour initiative by their reading. Passages from Comenius's philosophical and educational treatises but also personal correspondence will be read in 17 languages, thus accentuating this thinker's world-wide renown.
Stream video will be available at Comenius online Youtube channel.
You can find the detailed list of participating persons and time schedule here.
Department of Comenius Studies and Early Modern Intellectual History
Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1
tel.: 221 183 337
e-mail:
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The library of Comenius studies is an autonomous part of the Library of the Institute of Philosophy specialized in the field of research on the life and work of Comenius, early modern intellectual history, and related and auxiliary disciplines. Founded and gradually built to support the work of the Department of Comenius studies and early modern intellectual history (formerly Department for study and edition of the works of Jan Amos Comenius), it serves primarily employees of this department to meet their specific scientific tasks.
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Filosofický ústav AV ČR v. v. i.
Jilská 1
CZ 110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic
PhDr. Vojtěch Balík
tel. 221 183 314
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