Socrates clubs
TPO Foundation, in cooperation with universities, has established Socrates clubs in Zenica, Mostar, Sarajevo and Banja Luka. The members of the clubs are students, but also all those who are fond of the Socratic methods of inquiry.
Socrates Cafés are held at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zenica, the Faculty of Teacher Education in Mostar, the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka and the International University of Burch in Sarajevo. The club members have the opportunity to initiate curiosity, compassion and openness, thereby transforming the external and internal worlds that are intertwined in every aspect. By questioning different topics using the Socratic Method, a more open society is created in which everyone has the opportunity to explore different perspectives, intending to improve oneself as an individual and member of society.
Adem Olovčić
Occupation: Teaching Assistant in the fields of philosophy, sociology and international relations
Place of employment: Internacionalni Burč univerzitet – International Burch University, Sarajevo
Areas of interest: sociology, political philosophy, interreligious dialogue, interculturalism
„Know thyself.“ – Socrates
Dženana Radončić
Occupation: Assistant Professor at Law faculty in Zenica; member, activist and analyst of CSO Center of Women’s Rights
Place of Employment:University of Zenica, Zenica
Areas of Interest: Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equality, Ecology, Art/Literature
In an effort by the ETOS Initiative to create an inclusive and accessible space for dialogue, critical reflection and exchange of information related to problems and the specific context in which we live, I see the opportunity to revive, through educational institutions, Socrates’s love for asking meaningful questions about ourselves and others and thus becoming better and more responsible versions of ourself.
Merima Jašarević
Profession: sociologist of culture
Areas of interest: contemporary art practises, culture, feminism, activism, philosophy, history of art (…)
My favorite acronym: Know thyself
Željko Šarić
Profession: MSc Philosophy
Place of employment: Faculty of Philosophy in Banja Luka
Areas of interest: existentialism, evolution, film, posthumanism
„Man simply is. Not that he is simply what he conceives himself to be, but he is what he wills, and as he conceives himself after already existing – as he wills to be after that leap towards existence. Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.“ (Sartre)
