Philosophy Courses in Serbian Gymnasiums in Vojvodina between two World Wars

Project’s research subject is the tradition of philosophy courses in Serbian Gymnasiums of Vojvodina during the period between the annexing Vojvodina to Serbia in 1918 to the German invasion in 1941. The following factors define this research period: (1) It follows the initial period of development of philosophy in Serbia in which establishment of philosophy as gymnasium course in the first Serbian gymnasiums in Sremski Karlovci (1792) and Novi Sad (1810) had the key significance; (2) The standardization and unification of organizational forms of gymnasium was conducted during the Middle War period; (3) Courses of philosophy attained the standard place in gymnasium curricula. The main research field of this Project envelops several leading philosophical and philosophical-pedagogical problems: a) Understanding the initial position of establishing the philosophy courses; b) The problem of profiling the contents of philosophical subjects in context of humaniora; c) Analyses of philosophical literature in philosophy courses; d) Influences of philosophical theories of 19th century and first decades of 20th century on gymnasium philosophy courses; e) Teachers of philosophy in Serbian gymnasiums of Vojvodina and their role in spiritual development of Serbian and other peoples. Project should enrich the knowledge on spiritual, educational and philosophical tradition of Serbian people, but also contribute to the possible profiling of a contemporary conception of philosophy courses.