Words and Dialogues
Philosophy lives not only in books, articles, and essays, but also in the living encounter of one mind with another. The written word gives thought permanence, allowing an idea to be examined, revisited, and carried across time; the spoken word, by contrast, gives thought a voice, a presence, and the possibility of response. In dialogue, ideas are not merely presented but tested, questioned, clarified, and sometimes transformed in the very act of speaking and listening. This is, in many ways, the Socratic spirit that first drew me to philosophy—not simply to study philosophy, but to fall in love with it and to practice it as a way of life. Socrates left us no books; what he left behind was a way of thinking together, through questions, conversation, and the shared pursuit of understanding. My own intellectual journey, and indeed my entire career, has been shaped by this ideal and continues to be, in its own modest way, a practice of philosophy in the Socratic manner.
Interview on “The Meaning of Life: A Quick Immersion”, and Its Persian Edition in Iran
Read an interview regarding the professor’s book on the meaning of life (*The Meaning of Life*), on the occasion of its publication in Persian in Iran.
Barefoot in Benares: Letters from India by Predrag Cicovacki
This is an intimate record of a five-month journey through India undertaken during the author’s Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship in 2012–2013.
97 Život – Predrag Čičovački, 2024 TV Sombor
U ovoj epizodi somborske televizijske serije Život, Predrag Čičovački govori o putu koji ga je od detinjstva u Somboru odveo do školovanja i akademske karijere u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama.
“Bosonog u Benaresu – Pisma iz Indije” i “Gandijevim stopama” Predrag Čičovački, 23.5.2025.
Promocija knjiga “Bosonog u Benaresu – Pisma iz Indije” i “Gandijevim stopama” Predraga Čičovačkog iz Sombora u organizaciji “Centra srpsko-indijske kulture”.
The Schweitzer Institute Conference 2023: Predrag Cicovacki (College of the Holy Cross)
Forging the Broken Sword of Idealism Anew: A Critical Examination of Schweitzer’s Philosophy of Civilization.
Predrag Cicovacki | Platonism and Transcendence
Beginning with the recognition scene between Odysseus and Penelope, this lecture asks whether the essential orientation of Platonism can be preserved in an anti-metaphysical age without simply returning to its traditional form?
Razgovor sa filozofom Predragom Čičovačkim – Gandijevim stopama (NBS uživo 20.05.2022)
На локалитету Народне библиотеке на Косанчићевом венцу, одржан је разговор са филозофом Предрагом Чичовачким, поводом његове нове објављене студије „Гандијевим стопама”.
200 godina od rođenja Dostojevskog – gost prof. PREDRAG ČIČOVAČKI. Autorka ciklusa Tamara Mitrović
U junu (2021) smo ugostili Predraga Čičovačkog, koji u Masačusetsu (SAD) predaje filozofiju na koledžu.
Prof. Predrag Cicovacki: “Albert Schweitzer as an Intellectual.”
This lecture examines Albert Schweitzer’s distinctive understanding of the intellectual—not primarily as a learned or original thinker, but as someone guided by profound insight, humane concern, and fidelity to the highest ideals.
“Authors on the Hill” Presents: Professor Predrag Cicovacki
Professor Predrag Cicovacki discusses his recent publication, “Gandhi’s Footprints.” This event took place February 27, 2018 at College of the Holy Cross.
Morality and Personality – Professor Predrag Cicovacki – University of Oxford
Professor Predrag uses a comparison of money and morality to explore the mutual relationship between morality and personality.
The Meaning of Life – Prof Predrag Cicovacki the College of the Holy Cross
A virtual lecture delivered at Georgia State University on March 30, 2021, followed by discussion, and based on the book The Meaning of Life: A Quick Immersion.
The Life and Work of Albert Schweitzer with Predrag Cicovacki
In this episode we discussed the life and work of Albert Schweitzer with Predrag Ciciovacki. Listen to the interview on YouTube.
The Philosophy of Nicolai Hartmann with Predrag Cicovacki
In this episode we discussed the work of Nicolai Hartmann, primarily from Ciciovacki’s book The Analysis of Wonder.
What’s the meaning of life? With Predrag Cicovacki
This week we’re discussing the meaning of life, with Predrag Cicovacki. Listen to the interview on YouTube.
Predrag Čičovački: Ljudski život postaje jeftina roba
JEDAN od bliskih saradnika Dostojevskog je rekao da je on sva dela pisao svojom krvlju, iz muke koju je pretočio u literaturu. Pročitajte više.
Игра стаклених перли Хермана Хесеа
У вечерашњој емисији саговорник нам је Предраг Чичовачки, филозоф, књижевник и професор. Он говори о томе зашто воли роман ”Игра стаклених перли” Хермана Хесеа.
Metaphysical Anthropology: Toward a New Philosophical Paradigm
Summoned into life without sufficient guidance, human beings are destined to seek and struggle. Read more.