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The paper tries to identify the imperfections of a small book review from 1920, which had a disproportionate impact on subsequent Romanian philosophical histo­ri­ography. The review in question is signed by Petre Andrei; he points to a parallel between certain novel ideas of the logicians Ion Petrovici and Edmond Goblot, drawing atten­tion to the complete similarity of their conceptions and the priority that the former would have over the latter regarding their thoughts on the relationship between the inten­sion and the extension of logical concepts. But the ideas were not so novel, the similarity was not so complete, and the priority did not exist, or at least this is what I will try to establish.

Review by Florin GRECU

I intercepted the personality of the philosopher and sociologist Petre Andrei during my student years, by printing, under the auspices of the Romanian Academy, under the coordination of Mircea Mâciu, Petre Andrei. Sociological Works, 1983, but, especially through documents, texts, writings of Petre Andrei, which, in a thoughtful order, before ’89, uncle Pichi, son Petru P. Andrei presented to us for study and research. This is how the Petre Andrei project began, to which the son of the scientist, the historian Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu and other colleagues attracted us under his coordination.Initially, this project aimed at editing and re-editing „without corsets” the communist censorship of the life and work of Petre Andrei, the activity carried out in intellectual circles and circles, in political, governmental, parliamentary activity.This is how I initiated the Petre Andrei series, The Man and the Opera, in which I edited his Omnia opera, in different editions, bilingual, Romanian, and English.Subsequently, in 1991, I founded the Petre Andrei Academic Foundation, within which the UPA was established, Petru Andrei being the President and, respectively, their Founding Rector.In 1991 Petre Andrei has received post-mortem member of the Romanian Academy, and in 2001 the same high academic forum awarded Professor Petru Andrei and me the IoanPetrovici Prize, for the editorial activity submitted in promoting the work of the scientist.

Starting from the work Sociology of the Revolution, we intend to capture some peculiarities of the thinking of the sociologist from Iasi, Petre Andrei, regarding this subject. In this sense, we have had in mind three main coordinates: the first regards the analysis of the revolution as a complex social process and not as a clearly temporally delimited state; the second marks the way in which Petre Andrei theoretically capitalizes on the classical characteristics of the revolution (violence and the break with what it was); the third proposes an ethical analysis of the revolution as a result of which we identified two aspects of it: revolutionary machiavellianism and revolutionary humanism. Finally, starting from these defining notes from the work Sociology of the Revolution, we try to sketch a brief interpretation of the contemporary revolutions.

Thisstudyaimstoanalyze Petre Andrei’saxiology in a conceptual universecontemporarytohiswriting. Brieflyfollowingthemainlines of force of axiology, whichweretraced in thefirst half of the 20th century (L. Lavelle, M. Scheler, Simone de Beauvoir), wehighlightthe triple method of analysis of the concept of valuethat Petre Andrei uses. Thismethodenables it bothtogain a real understanding of theaxiological – at thegnoseological, social and creative levels – andtograspsubtle conceptual distinctions (value-valorization). The threefoldmethod of analysis – psychological, logical, andsociological – structures a hermeneutic with a double vector: horizontal (structural-functionalrelations of values in society) and vertical (creationandman’srelationtodivinity – as modes of natural fulfilment). Both directionshave as theirteleologythefulfilment of humanityboth in general and in particular: of humanity in manand of man in humanity.

This short contribution aims to express some ideas about the cultural heritage that the sociologist and philosopher Petre Andrei left to the political culture in Romania. His violent and premature disappearance, and later the establishment of the totalitarian communist regime in Romania did not allow the ideas of this intellectual to be widely known in the local space and to remain almost unknown in the space of ideas at European level. In this sense, the author of this short contribution, decided to limit himself to drawing the theoretical contribution that Andrei made in the field of the study of fascism, emphasizing two fundamental concepts of liberalism: freedom and equality. At the same time, a summary of Sguardi dall’est. Dal Fascismo italiano al fascism romeno: l’analisi di Petre Andrei editorial project was presented, which, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute, will publish a paper which will include the study Fascism, signed by Petre Andrei, which was presented for the first time in the magazine „Minerva” from 1927, the two letters written and addressed to children and his wife in the last moments of his life and some studies. The first of these concerns the biographical and ideational coordinates and is signed by Doru Tompea, Sorin Bocancea and Daniel Șandru, the second, written by Sabin Drăgulin addresses a history of nationalist, xenophobic and racist ideas in modern Romania, as a conclusive study, signed by Angelo Chielli, to present Andrei’s conception in the context of analyses of fascism.

This article deals with the relationship between professors Dimitrie Gusti and Petre Andrei in 1939. This was a tumultuous year for the Romanian cultural and political landscape as it also marked the formation of the institution of the Social Service. The author presents new data on the constructive relationship between the two remarkable sociologists.

Since 1990 we were constantly overwhelmed by the astonishingdiscrepancies between the selection mechanisms in the Romanian society in the first decades of the XXthcentury and the ones in place since the middle of the century and especially since 1990. To set the premises, after presenting in a very personal manner some considerations about Petre Andrei, we identified a person that is his perfect antonym. From there, we went to the societal level indicating several elements that explain the mechanisms that perverted selection and promotion of the elites in contemporary Romania. Some portion is dedicated to communism as an egalitarian system, indicating progressivism as the newest instantiation of such approach mentioning Malthus on the way. It is a bitter but authentic flavour of the current situation in Romania, with migration as one of the individual solutions used inefficiently to tackle our collective impotences. The conclusion is that we cannot have Petre Andrei among us in such a toxic environment for merits, honesty and hard work.

Interview with Constanting Schifirneț

Interview with Angelo CHIELLI

Review by Alexandru Muraru

Review by Sorin Bocancea

Interview with Tudor Pitulac

The presentation in this article-review focuses on the book titled Dimensiuni social-politice ale operei lui Petre Andrei [Social-political dimensions of Petre Andrei's works], edited by Doru Tompea and Daniel Şandru, in course of publication at the Romanian Academy Press. The texts included into this volume discuss Petre Andrei's contribution to the development of Romanian sociology, some aspects of his sociological-political analysis of such phenomena as bolshevism and fascism, the main landmarks of his theory on the development of the Romanian education system, his manner of understanding the activity of political men, the social and political elements that influenced Romania's cultural and societal growth, and the references specific to the anthropological analysis that Andrei applied to the social sphere. All these are approached from a perspective that aims to identify the connections established between the main directions in his works and the debates that are currently animating the European area. This is why we believe that this volume may become a very useful critical tool, both for the historians of Romanian culture and the professionals and students active in the fields of philosophy, sociology, and political science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are four personalities in the history of Romanian sociology who are almost unanimously recognized as representative for its identity. The four names that stand out through their written works as well as sociological research activities are Dimitrie Gusti, Petre Andrei, Traian Herseni and Henri. H. Stahl. As Dimitrie Gusti has been a professor to the other persons mentioned above, it can be affirmed that he represents a genuine "spiritus vector" for the entire Romanian sociology. This article outlines the particularities of the intellectual relationship between Dimitrie Gusti - the professor - and his most valued disciple: Petre Andrei. The attractiveness of this article derives from the fact that it mentions both the elements that have allied the professor and the disciple, as well as the elements that have irremediably separated them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to identify the relations between culture -- civilization -- educations, according to Petre Andrei's concept. Culture and civilization must not be intermingled or substituted. Education interferes between the external dimension of civilization and the inner dimension of culture. As a sociologist, a philosopher and a pedagogue having a long experience in higher education and in public life within the domain of school politics, P. Andrei pays much attention to nuances. He avoids comparing an exclusive culture which anticipates challenges of permanent education, to an intensive culture which is focused on the superior quality of the cultural, scientific, spiritual, moral and practical training process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]