Programska knjižica - Hrvatsko filozofsko društvo

FILIP KOVAČEVIĆ
Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro /
Fakultet političkih znanosti, Sveučilište Crne Gore, Podgorica, Crna Gora
DON BRANKO SBUTEGA:
THE MAN FROM THE PLANET BOKA
In contrast to many who in the last twenty years have devastated the Montenegrin
intellectual space, there is a small number of those for whom one can
say that they went against the destructive current and, in the midst of nationalist
and (later) neoliberal fervors, enriched this traditionally vulnerable space
by working to create the links of universal norms and values. One of these
few was don Branko Sbutega (1952–2006), a priest at the Sv. Stasije Church
in Dobrota near Kotor, a well-known historian of art and religion, a writer,
and a fighter against injustice in the Montenegrin society (for which he was
even jailed by the Montenegrin police). Keeping in mind that the theme of this
year’s conference is the coming to terms with the developments in philosophical
and critical thought in Southeastern Europe in the last twenty years, it appears
fitting to explore the contributions of don Branko (as he was called by all
who knew him) to the construction of the spirit of freedom and equality as well
as the spirit of tolerance and wisdom, as it is precisely these values that have
been most desperately lacking in the region. In this paper, I will analyze don
Branko’s articles and interviews, including his book Kurosawa’s Restlessness
of the World, in order to delineate and articulate his philosophy of life, both in
its ontological and socio-psychological aspects. The title of the paper is based
on one of don Branko’s most frequently repeated ideas, which is that his native
Boka Kotorska could serve as a model for the viable multicultural community
in these times of ethnic and religious divisions.
DON BRANKO SBUTEGA:
ČOVJEK S PLANETE BOKA
Za razliku od mnogobrojnih koji su u posljednjih dvadeset godina devastirali
i unazadili crnogorski intelektualni prostor, mali je broj onih za koje se
može reći da su išli protiv destruktivne struje, da su ovaj tradicionalno krhki
prostor svojim djelovanjem bogatili, stvarajući u općem ništavilu nacionalizma
i rušilačkog kapitalizma tanke, ali postojane niti univerzalnih vrijednosti i
normi. Jedan od malobrojnih je bio don Branko Sbutega (1952.–2006.), župnik
crkve sv. Stasije u Dobroti kod Kotora, vrsni povjesničar umjetnosti i religije,
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