Dumitru D. Roșca

Doctor Dumitru D. Roșca
Roșca's bust in theBabeș-Bolyai University
Born	(1895-01-29)January 29, 1895 Szelistye,Austria-Hungary
Died	August 25, 1980(1980-08-25)(aged 85) Cluj-Napoca,Socialist Republic of Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Alma mater	University of Paris
Scientific career
Fields	Philosopher,Professor
Institutions	Babeș-Bolyai University,Cluj-Napoca

Dumitru D. Roṣca(January 29, 1895 – August 25, 1980) was aRomanianphilosopher,professor andmember of the Romanian Academy.

Biography

Dumitru Roşca attended philosophy classes in Paris atSorbonne.He is best known for his doctoral thesis defended at Sorbonne in 1928: "The Influence ofTaineonHegel".The book was dedicated toEmile Bréhier.

Dumitru Roşca translated Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's works into Romanian. He also translated Hegel's "Life of Jesus"into French.

He published in French "Existénce tragique:An Attempt of Philosophical Synthesis ". He contributed through his writings to the theory of existentialism.

His works were influenced by Hegel andSøren Kierkegaard.

Works

• Istoria filosofiei(1964)
• Prelegeri de estetică(1966)
• Ştiinţa logicii(1966)
• Studii filosofice(1967)
• Însemnări despreHegel(1967)
• Influenţa lui Hegel asupra luiTaine(1968)
• Existenţa tragică(1968)
• Prelegeri de filosofie a istoriei(1969)
• Studii şi eseuri filosofice(1970)
• Oameni şi climate(1971)

External links

• "The Philosopher Dumitru D. Roşca"(PDF)(in Romanian).