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Leszek Kołakowski Philosopher

Leszek Kołakowski (Polish: [ˈlɛʂɛk kɔwaˈkɔfskʲi]; 23 October 1927 – 17 July 2009) was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his three-volume history, Main Currents of Marxism (1976). In his later work, Kolakowski increasingly focused on religious questions. In his 1986 Jefferson Lecture, he asserted that "We learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are.”

Personal facts

Birth date	October 23, 1927
Birth place	Second Polish Republic , Radom
Date of death	July 17, 2009
Place of death	England , Oxford
Era	20th-century philosophy Contemporary philosophy

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