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Prof. Dr. Giorgi Khuroshvili

Main research areas

Political philosophy, political theory, Christian philosophy, history of Georgian philosophy.

 

Employment

2021-present – Professor at New Georgian University.

2017-present – Deputy Director of the Archive of Caucasian Philosophy and Theology, New Georgian University.

2016-present – Lecturer at Grigol Robakidze University.

2016-2021 – Associate Professor at New Georgian University.

2015-present – Research Fellow at the Archive of Caucasian Philosophy and Theology, New Georgian University.

2013-2014 – Lecturer of philosophy at Grigol Robakidze University.

2012-present – Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences.


Education

2012-2017 – PhD (Grigol Robakidze University). PhD thesis: “Jerusalem and Athens as a Paradigm on Intercultural Philosophy” (Supervisors: Prof. Tengiz Iremadze, Prof. Helmut Schneider).

2014-2016 – PhD student of Political science (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań).

2010-2012 – Master of Political Sciences (Grigol Robakidze University). Master’s thesis: “Leo Strauss` Model of Founding Political Philosophy” (Supervisor: Prof. Tengiz iremadze)

2006-2010 – Bachelor of Law (Grigol Robakidze University). Bachelor`s thesis: “Legal and Philosophical Aspects of the Development of State and Society”.


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 

Books:

  • Al-Farabi in Plato`s Political Philosophy. Scientific series: East and West. Dialogue between the Cultures, vol. 8, Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2017.
  • Jerusalem and Athens. Intercultural and interdisciplinary Context. Scientific series: East and West. Dialogue between the Cultures, vol. 4, Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2015. 

 

 Co-authored Books:

  • Essays in Political Philosophy, vol. II, with G. Tavadze, Tbilisi: "Nekeri", 2017. 
  • Essays in Political Philosophy, vol. I, with G. Tavadze, Tbilisi: "Nekeri", 2016. 
  • Philosophy and Theology in Medieval Georgia, with H. Schneider, L. Zakaradze, M. Mchedlidze, U. R. Jeck, Archpriest Aleksi Kshutashvili, M. Gogatishvili, G. Tavadze, Tbilisi: Pavoriti Stili, 2016.
  • Early Modern Georgian Philosophy and its Major Representatives, with T. Iremadze, L. Zakaradze, D. Labuchidze, U. R. Jeck, M. Gogatishvili, Metropolitan Grigoli (Berbichashvili), G. Tavadze G. Tevzadze, Tbilisi: Pavoriti Stili, 2014.
  • Philosophical Urbanism, with T. Iremadze, H. Schneider, L. Zakaradze, M. Gogatishvili Tbilisi: Publishing House “Nekeri”, 2014.


Articles:

  • Christian Platonism of Clement of Alexandria, in: At the Origins of Christian Philosophy: Clement of Alexandria, The Cappadocian Fathers, Gaius Marius Victorinus, St. Augustine, Boethius. Ed., by T. Iremadze, H. Schneider, G. Khuroshvili. "Pavoroti Stili", Tbilisi, 2019. pp. 16–25.
  • Federalist Papers - Political Theory in Practice; in: "Uplis Tsikhe", # 5, Georgian Patriarchate, Tbilisi, 2019, p. 72-75.
  • Ikalto Academy; in: Encyclopedia Georgia. Vol. 4. Tbilisi, 2019.
  • The Dispute Between Bruno Bauer and David Friedrich Strauss Over the Interpretation of Hegel`s Religious Conception, in: Hegel's Philosophy of Religion. Ed., by T. Iremadze, "Pavoroti Stili", Tbilisi, 2019. pp. 185–202.
  • Conceptions of Political Thought in Medieval Georgia: David IV “the Builder”, Arson of Ikalto. In: Veritas et subtilitas. Truth and Subtlety in the History of Philosophy. John Benjamins Publishing Company. Amsterdam/Philadelphia 2018. pp. 149–156.
  • Modern University and Liberal Democracy; in: "Mission of the Modern University", Publishing House "Pavoriti Stili", Tbilisi, 2018, p. 105-115.
  • Tolerance, Interculturalism, Civic Consciousness - The Fate of Tolerance in Georgia; in: Collection "Interreligious Dialogue for Peace - Religious Tolerance in Georgia", State Agency for Religious Affairs, Tbilisi, 2017., p. 78-81.
  • Conflict of the Cities of God and Man in St. Augustine, in: St. Augustine - Teacher of Christianity. Editor: Tengiz Iremadze, "Pavoroti Stili", Tbilisi, 2017. pp. 176-185.
  • How to Understand Francis Bacon`s New Atlantis?!, in: Francis Bacon, New Atlantis. Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Giorgi Tavadze, etc. Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2016. pp. 87-91.
  • Origins of Hannah Arendt`s Political Thought, in: Hannah Arendt, What is Authority? Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Giorgi Tavadze, etc. Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2015. pp. 7-15.
  • David Rector and Early Modern Georgian Thought, in: Uplis Tsikhe, No 2. Tbilisi 2014, Pp. 86-90.
  • Jerusalem and Athens in Medieval Georgian Thought, in: Philosophie und Sozialtheorie, Band 1, Leben verstehen. Herausgegeben von Tengiz Iremadze, Udo Reinhold Jeck, Helmut Schneider. Logos Verlag, Berlin, 2014. S. 97-101.
  • Reception of Jerusalem and Athens from Tertullian to Leo Strauss, in: Leo Strauss, Jerusalem and Athens: Some Preliminary Reflections. Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Giorgi Tavadze, Mikheil Gogatishvili. Saunje Press, Tbilisi, 2013. pp. 9-1
  • Reason and Revelation in the Thought of American Enlighteners, in: The Political essays Of American Enlighteners: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush, James Wilson. Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Lali Zakaradze, Giorgi Tavadze. Grigol Robakidze University Press, Tbilisi, 2013. Pp. 9-17.
  • Gaioz Rector and the Rise of Cultural-Educational Policy in Early Modern Georgian Thought, in: Uplis Tsikhe, No 2. Tbilisi, 2012, pp. 65-70.
  • Between Plato and Biblical Prophets – Hermann Cohen and Leo Strauss on Jerusalem and Athens, in: East and West (Materials of the International Scientific Conference Dedicated to the 60-year Anniversary of Udo Reinhold Jeck). Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Guram Tevzadze. “Nekeri,” Tbilisi, 2012, pp. 153-160.
  • Neo-Conservatism in the USA from Leo Strauss to Irving Kristol, in: European Scientific Journal, February/special/ edition vol. 8, No.2; Edited by Jovan Shopovski, Dragica Vujadinovic; 2012; pp. 80-85.
  • Neo-Platonic Doctrines about Spirit and Their Contexts in Ioane Petritsi`s philosophy, in: Neo-Platonism And Modernity, (Materials of the International Conference Dedicated to Tengiz Iremadze`s Book “Konzeptionen des Denkens in Neuplatonismus”). Editors: Giorgi Baramidze, Mikheil Gogatishvili, Lali Zakaradze, Udo Reinhold Jeck, Duane j. Lacey. “Nekeri,” Tbilisi, 2009, pp. 60-68.

 

Edited Books:

  • Tengiz Iremadze - Early Modern Georgian Philosophy. A Systematic Outline to Understand its Specifics. Tbilisi: Pavoriti Stili, 2020.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. Tbilisi: Pavoriti Stili, 2020. 
  • Tengiz Iremadze - Medieval Georgian Philosophy. A Systematic Outline to Understand its Specifics. Tbilisi: Pavoriti Stili, 2019. 
  • At the Origins of Christian Philosophy -  Clement of Alexandria, Cappadocian Fathers, Gaius Marius Victorinus, St. Augustine, Boethius. Tbilisi: Pavoriti Stili, 2019.
  • Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) - The Orthodox Christianity and Our Times; Tbilisi: Pavoriti Stili, 2019.
  • The Idea of Freedom in Philosophy, Theology, and Social Sciences. Tbilisi, 2016.
  • Giorgi Tavadze, Philosophical Geography. History, Problems, and Perspectives, Tbilisi, 2016.
  • Philosophie und Sozialtheorie, Band 1, Leben verstehen. Herausgegeben von Tengiz Iremadze, Udo Reinhold Jeck, Helmut Schneider. Logos Verlag, Berlin, 2014.
  • Bernhard Waldenfels, Essays About Responsive Phenomenology. Translated by D. Labuchidze. Philosophy-Sociology-Media Theory. Publishing House Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2013. 117 pp.
  • East and West (Materials of the International Scientific Conference Dedicated to the 60-year Anniversary of Udo Reinhold Jeck). Edited by Tengiz Iremadze, Guram Tevzadze. Philosophy-Sociology-Media Theory. Publishing House Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2012. 225 pp.

 
Translations (in Georgian):

  • Francis Bacon, New Atlantis. Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Giorgi Tavadze, etc. Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2016. 100 pp.
  • Hannah Arendt, What is Authority? Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Giorgi Tavadze, etc. Nekeri, Tbilisi, 2015. 150 pp.
  • Leo Strauss, Jerusalem and Athens: Some Preliminary Reflections. Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Giorgi Tavadze, Mikheil Gogatishvili. Saunje Press, Tbilisi, 2013. 107 pp.
  • The Political Essays Of American Enlighteners: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush, James Wilson. Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Tengiz Iremadze, Lali Zakaradze, Giorgi Tavadze. Grigol Robakidze University Press, Tbilisi, 2013. 178 pp.
  • Leo Strauss, What is Political Philosophy? Translated by Giorgi Khuroshvili. Editors: Mikheil Gogatishvili, Giorgi Baramidze, Tengiz Iremadze. Saunje Press, Tbilisi, 2011. 129 pp.