Professor Krzysztof Michalski dies at age 64

We are very sorry to share the news that Professor Krzysztof Michalski passed away yesterday, February 10th, 2013.  In addition to his position in the Boston University Philosophy Department (1989-2012), he was the co-founder and president of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.  Among his numerous awards and honors, he was decorated with the Officer´s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, with the Officer’s Cross of L’Ordre National du Mérite of the Republic of France, as well as with the European Cultural Prize (1998). In 2010 he was elected the President of the Association of the European Institutes for Advanced Study.  His teaching included courses on Husserl, on Heidegger, and on Nietzsche. He will be missed.