Roman Sapeńko

Roman Sapeńko

Roman Sapeńko (born on January, 25, 1958 at city of Zielona Góra, Poland) – Doctor of Science (Aesthetics), Associate Professor of Philosophy. Author more than 90 scientific papers.

Research Fields: Aesthetics, philosophy of culture, Russian and Ukrainian philosophy, philosophical posthumanism, theory of media and communication

Position: Head of Polish-Ukrainian Centre for Humianities Studies,

Associate Professor of Institute of Philosophy, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

Deputy Editor-In-Chief International Journal of Slavic Studies, member of Editorial board of UKRAINIAN CULTURAL STUDIES, member of Editorial board of ANTHROPOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS OF PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH

Education and Training

  • 2009 – Habilitation,
  • Post-Doctoral thesis: „Advertising as a transcultural phenomenon”, specialty 26.00.01 – the theory and history of culture, (State Academy of Management of Culture and Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1988 – Ph.D. (Philosophy), specialty – Aesthetics, Ph.D. thesis: „Aesthetic attitude as a problem of Marxist-Leninist aesthetics” (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1984-1988 – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ph.D studies
  • 1982 – Master of Humanities: specjalization: philosophy; Master thesis: „Herbert Read’s Aesthetic Concession” (University of Wroclaw, Poland)

Selected Publications

  • Sapeńko R. Science Fiction about Intelligent Life in Cosmic Space. Posthuman Perspective/ Philosophy and Cosmology, Volume 26/ 2020, p. 114-122.
  • Sapeńko R., Kłos-Czerwińska P. Bernarda Stieglera koncepcja człowieka w kontekście transhumanizmu i posthumanizmu / Sensus Historiae. Studia interdyscyplinarne Vol. 38/ 2020, 163-174.
  • Sapeńko R. Fantastyczność w kontekście koncepcji mitu Aleksego Łosiewa / Slovenski folklor i književna fantastika, Beograd 2020,
  • Sapeńko R., Trocha B. Philosophical and Cultural Aspects of Transhumanism and Posthumanism / Future Human Image, Volume 14/ 2020, p. 64-72.
  • Sapeńko R. Trocha B. The Depictions of the Cosmos in Popular Culture: in Searching of the Sense of Wholeness / Philosophy and Cosmology, Volume 23/ 2019, p.168-177.
  • Sapeńko R. (translation): Aleksy Łosiew, Dialektyka mitu, IFiS PAN Warszawa 2019. |
  • Sapeńko R. Francesca Ferrando’s vision of philosophical posthumanism /Przegląd Kulturoznawczy, 2 (40), p. 244-251.