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Andrei Gabriel Pleșu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ɡabriˈel ˈpleʃu]; born 23 August 1948) is a Romanian philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic. He has been intermittently involved in politics, having been appointed Minister of Culture (1989–91), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997–99) and presidential counsellor for external affairs (2004–05).

Andrei Pleșu
Ministry of Culture of Romania
In office
26 December 1989 – 16 October 1991
PresidentIon Iliescu
Prime MinisterPetre Roman
Theodor Stolojan (acting)
Succeeded byLudovic Spiess
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
29 December 1997 – 22 December 1999
PresidentEmil Constantinescu
Prime MinisterVictor Ciorbea
Gavril Dejeu int
Radu Vasile
Alexandru Athanasiu int
Preceded byAdrian Severin
Succeeded byPetre Roman
Personal details
Born
Andrei Gabriel Pleșu

(1948-08-23) 23 August 1948 (age 74)
Bucharest, Romania
Political partyRomanian Communist Party (1968–1982)[1]
National Salvation Front
SpouseCatrinel-Maria Petrulian

Biography


Born in Bucharest, the son of Radu Pleșu, a surgeon and Zoe Pleșu (born Rădulescu),[2] he spent much of his early youth in the countryside. He started school in Sinaia, but attended the village school in Pârscov, in the Nehoiu Valley from 1955 to 1957, and often returned to the mountains during school holidays.[2] Pleșu attended the Spiru Haret Lyceum in Bucharest majoring in humanities, where he graduated at the top of his class.[2]

Pleșu studied art history at the University of Bucharest and graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1971. That year he accepted a post as a researcher at the Institute of Art History of the Romanian Academy. In 1972 he married Catrinel Maria Petrulian.[2] Whilst a student he had become a member of the Communist Party,[3] from which he was expelled in May 1982 due to his involvement in the so-called "Transcendental Meditation Affair".[4] For 1975–1977 he received the first of his Alexander von Humboldt Foundation graduate scholarships, to study in Bonn and Heidelberg. From 1978 through 1982, along with Gabriel Liiceanu, he attended Constantin Noica's informal and semi-clandestine lectures in Păltiniș. In 1980 he became a faculty lecturer in the Art department at the University of Bucharest.[5] However, in 1982 he was barred from further university teaching for "political reasons", and took a job as a consultant for the Artists Union.[5] He received his second Alexander von Humboldt Foundation scholarship for 1983–84, and upon his return again worked at the Institute of Art History.[5]

In April 1989, Pleșu lost his job at the Institute of Art History due to his open support of Mircea Dinescu, objected to by the communist regime. This resulted in his "exile" to Tescani, a village in Berești-Tazlău commune, Bacău County, and he was forbidden from publishing. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 he was one of the founders of the "New Europe College" an institute of advanced studies, and of the cultural magazine Dilema (now Dilema Veche). He worked as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest and is now a professor at the University of Bucharest, where he teaches art history and philosophy of religion. He continues to be successful as a writer, and his books have all been well received by critics and readers.[citation needed]

He also became involved in politics, serving as Romania's Minister of Culture from 1989 to 1991, and foreign minister from 1997 to 1999. Between 2000 and 2004, Pleșu was a member of the National College for the Study of the Securitate Archives; he resigned the latter office in protest against political pressures on the committee. After the 2004 elections brought Traian Băsescu to the office of President of Romania, he became presidential counsellor for external affairs, a position he held until June 2005, when he resigned invoking health issues.[citation needed]

Two volumes were published in 2009, honoring Pleșu, both edited by Mihail Neamțu and Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban.[6] The first was O filozofie a intervalului: In Honorem Andrei Pleșu (A Philosophy of the Interval: In Honor of Andrei Plesu)[7] entirely in Romanian, and the second was an international Festschrift in honor of Pleșu's sixtieth birthday,[8] with essays exploring the themes of his life in the current context.[6]


Philosophy


Pleșu's early works revolved around art history and theory, but, in time, his essays, published in cultural magazines and elsewhere, became oriented towards cultural anthropology and philosophy.


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References


  1. "Andrei Pleșu, la 70 de ani. Un dialog despre curaj și compromisuri (I)".
  2. Neamtu,“The Seasons of Life and the Practice of Wisdom” pp. 20-21 In Neamţu, Mihail and Tătaru-Cazaban, Bogdan (eds.) (2009) Memory, Humanity, Meaning: Essays in Honor of Andrei Plesu’s Sixtieth Anniversary Zeta Books, Bucharest, pp. 20-47 ISBN 978-973-199-727-8
  3. "Sorin Ilieşiu îl acuză pe Andrei Pleşu de trădare a democraţiei". 25 February 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  4. "Securitatea, Structuri/cadre, obiective si metode, 1967-1989" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  5. Neamtu,“The Seasons of Life and the Practice of Wisdom” p. 30 In Neamțu, Mihail and Tătaru-Cazaban, Bogdan (eds.) (2009) Memory, Humanity, Meaning: Essays in Honor of Andrei Plesu’s Sixtieth Anniversary Zeta Books, Bucharest, pp. 20-47 ISBN 978-973-199-727-8
  6. "In Honorem Andrei Pleşu", Dialog cu Magda Grădinaru/REALITATEA TV ("In honor of Andrei Plesu" Dialogue with Magda Gradinaru / Reality TV), 2 June 2009, in Romanian, accessed 3 June 2009
  7. Neamţu, Mihail and Tătaru-Cazaban, Bogdan (eds.) (2009) O filozofie a intervalului: In Honorem Andrei Pleşu, Humanitas, Bucharest, ISBN 978-973-50-2421-5
  8. Neamțu, Mihail and Tătaru-Cazaban, Bogdan (eds.) (2009) Memory, Humanity, Meaning: Selected Essays in Honor of Andrei Pleșu’s Sixtieth Anniversary offered by New Europe College alumni & friends Zeta Books, Bucharest, ISBN 978-973-199-727-8


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[de] Andrei Pleșu

Andrei Gabriel Pleșu (* 23. August 1948 in Bukarest) ist ein rumänischer Philosoph, Kunsthistoriker und Politiker. Er zählt zu den bedeutendsten Schülern Constantin Noicas. Von 1997 bis 1999 war Andrei Pleșu parteiloser Außenminister Rumäniens und intensivierte die Annäherung an den Westen. Er ist Mitglied in verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Akademien. Für seine politische und literarische Tätigkeit erhielt er zahlreiche Preise.
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[fr] Andrei Pleșu

Andrei Gabriel Pleșu (né le 23 août 1948 à Bucarest), est un philosophe, historien de l'art, écrivain et homme politique roumain.

[it] Andrei Pleșu

Andrei Gabriel Pleșu (Bucarest, 23 agosto 1948) è un filosofo, saggista, giornalista, critico letterario e d'arte e politico rumeno, Ministro della cultura (1989-1991), Ministro degli affari esteri (1997-1999) e Consigliere presidenziale per gli affari esteri (2004-2005).


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