László Székely

Curriculum Vitae

1954-

Details of Education:

1972 High School, Garay János High School, Szekszárd, Hungary

1978 Master of Mathematics, József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary

1982 Master of Philosophy, Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, Hungary

1990 Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

Career to date:

1979-1985. Lecturer of Philosophy, Juhász Gyula Teacher Training College, Szeged, Hungary

1985-1988. Research Fellow, Technical University of Budapest, 1985-1988

1989- Senior Researcher, The Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

Fields of research in general:

History of philosophy, philosophy of science, history of science

Detailed research fields:

- The history and the philosophical-epistemological background of modern cosmology

- The anthropic cosmological principle

- Science and hermeneutics - science and theology

- Thomas Kuhn`s philosophy of science in the light of recent researches in history and philosophy of science

- The cultural history in Hungary at the turn of century and later (especially Melchior Palágyi, George Lukács and Julius Fényi)

- The history of relativity theory and its physical interpretations

Current projects:

1997-1999. Julius Fényi`s Scientific Work. OTKA (The Hungarian National Science Foundation) (The leader of the project)

1998-2001 Science and Hermeneutics. OTKA (The Hungarian National Science Foundation) (The leader of the project.)

1999-2001 Melchior Palágyi`s life and work. OTKA (The Hungarian National Science Foundation) (Participant)

Hobbies and Interests:

music, literature, humanities, sports,

Who's Who`-s in which László Székely is listed: Marqius Who's Who in the World
Dictionary of International Biography (Cambridge)

If you read in Hungarian, you find more information on my ideas and work in J. A. Tillmann`s interview with me in the volume Ezredvégi beszélgetések (Interviews at the end of millennium) Bp: Kijárat Kiadó, 1998. (The interview was published also in the No. 4. of Vol. 10th of the journal 2000 , in September 1998.)

Details of Education:
1972	High School, Garay János High School, Szekszárd, Hungary
1978	Master of Mathematics, József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary
1982	Master of Philosophy, Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, Hungary
1990	Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

Career to date:
1979-1985.	Lecturer of Philosophy, Juhász Gyula Teacher Training College, Szeged, Hungary
1985-1988.	Research Fellow, Technical University of Budapest, 1985-1988
1989-	Senior Researcher, The Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

Fields of research in general:
History of philosophy, philosophy of science, history of science

Detailed research fields:
- The history and the philosophical-epistemological background of modern cosmology
- The anthropic cosmological principle
- Science and hermeneutics - science and theology
- Thomas Kuhn`s philosophy of science in the light of recent researches in history and philosophy of science
- The cultural history in Hungary at the turn of century and later (especially Melchior Palágyi, George Lukács and Julius Fényi)
- The history of relativity theory and its physical interpretations

Current projects:
1997-1999.	Julius Fényi`s Scientific Work. OTKA (The Hungarian National Science Foundation)	(The leader of the project)
1998-2001	Science and Hermeneutics. OTKA (The Hungarian National Science Foundation)	(The leader of the project.)
1999-2001	Melchior Palágyi`s life and work. OTKA (The Hungarian National Science Foundation)	(Participant)

Hobbies and Interests:
music, literature, humanities, sports,

Created: 17 November 1998 by Pluhár Emese