Petkovšek Robert (*1965)
Doctor of Philosophy (Doctorat canonique en philosophie - Diplôme canonique)
Bachelor of Arts in Education (Greek and Sociology of Culture)
Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.)
Field: philosophy
After graduating at the University of Ljubljana (Theology, Greek Language and Literature, Sociology of Culture), he pursued post-graduate studies in philosophy at the Catholic Institute in Paris, where he received his Master’s Degree with a thesis on »L’itinéraire de la liberté dans la pensée de Plotin« (G. Madec) and his Ph.D. with a thesis on »Le statut existential du platonisme« (J. Greisch). He further graduated in Biblical Hebrew. He is a professor of philosophy at the Faculty of Theology (University of Ljubljana). He was Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Head of the Department of Philosophy (2013-2016; again 2021-), Head of the Institute of Philosophy and Social Ethics (2005-2009), and Head of the Institute of Bioethics (2017-2021). In 2009 he was appointed Editor of the scientific publication Theological Quarterly, and in 2015 Head of the research programme Ethical-religious grounds and perspectives of the society and the religious studies in context of education and violence, renamed in 2022 into Religion, ethics, education, and challenges of modern society. Since 2008 to 2015 he was the Director of the Catholic Institute, which is carrying out the project of a Catholic university in the Republic of Slovenia. From 2016 to 2020 he was Dean of the Faculty of Theology. In 2022, he was elected Visitor of the Congregation of the Mission of the Province of Slovenia.
Fields of Teaching
Logic and theory of knowledge with the philosophy of language; history of philosophy; contemporary philosophy; philosophy of religion; religious epistemology; theology of revelation; introduction to methodology of scientific work. - - - Moodle courses.
Fields of Research
Christian philosophy, epistemology of religion, philosophy of religion, Platonism, existentialism, hermeneutics of Christianity, philosophy of culture; religion and culture.
Member
- European Academy of Religion
- European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Ordinary member, Class I – Humanities / classis scientiarum philosophicarum atque historicarum; Class VII – World religions / classis theologiae universalis)
- European Society for Catholic Theology
- European Society for Research in Ethics (Societas Ethica)
Guest professor/researcher
- DePaul University, Chicago (Illinois, USA), June – September 2011.
- St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo (California, USA), January – May 2013.
- Le statut existential du platonisme: Platon dans l'analytique existentiale de Heidegger (Bern: Peter Lang, 2004), XIV + 714 p.
- Heidegger-Index (1919–1927) (Ljubljana: Faculty of Theology, 1998), 248 p.
- Filozofsko-antropološki pogledi na človeka [Philosophical-anthropological Views on the Man] (Ljubljana: Teološka fakulteta, 2016), 350 p.
- Bog in človek med seboj [God and Man among themselves] (Ljubljana: Teološka fakulteta, 2016), 259 p.
- Truth and Compassion: Lessons from the past and premonitions of the future, Robert Petkovšek and Bojan Žalec, eds. (Vienna, Zürich: Lit, 2017), 186 p.
- Sacrifice: From origins of culture to contemporary life challenges, Robert Petkovšek and Bojan Žalec, eds. (Vienna, Zürich: Lit, 2018), 307 p.
- Religion as a Factor of Intercultural Dialogue, Robert Petkovšek and Bojan Žalec, eds. (Vienna, Zürich: Lit, 2019), 209 p.
- Ethical Implications of One God: The Significance of Monotheism. Robert Petkovšek and Bojan Žalec, eds. (Vienna, Zürich: Lit, 2020), 199 p.
- Transhumanism as a challenge for ethics and religion. Robert Petkovšek and Bojan Žalec, eds. (Vienna, Zürich: Lit, 2021), 232 p.
- Ethics of Resilience: Vulnerability and Survival in Times of Pandemics and Global Uncertainty. Robert Petkovšek and Bojan Žalec, eds. (Vienna, Zürich: Lit, 2022), 256 p.
Ni obvestil.
Selected bibliography for the last five years (2021-2026).
ARTICLES AND OTHER COMPONENT PARTS
1.01 Original scientific article
project: P6-0269 Religija, etika, edukacija in izzivi sodobne družbe; funder: ARRS
project: J6-3140 Slovenska intelektualna zgodovina v luči sodobnih teorij religije: od ločitve duhov in kulturnega boja do komunistične revolucije; funder: ARRS
1.02 Review article
project: P6-0269 Religija, etika, edukacija in izzivi sodobne družbe; funder: ARIS
1.03 Other scientific articles
project: P6-0269 Etično-religiozni temelji in perspektive družbe ter religiologija v kontekstu sodobne edukacije in nasilje; funder: ARRS
1.04 Professional article
1.05 Popular article
1.12 Published scientific conference contribution abstract
1.16 Independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph
1.19 Review, book review, critique
1.20 Preface, editorial, afterword
project: P6-0269 Religija, etika, edukacija in izzivi sodobne družbe; funder: ARIS
project: P6-0269 Etično-religiozni temelji in perspektive družbe ter religiologija v kontekstu sodobne edukacije in nasilje; funder: ARRS
project: P2-0269 Etično-religiozni temelji in perspektive družbe ter religiologija v kontekstu sodobne edukacije in nasilje; funder: ARRS
1.21 Polemic, discussion, commentary
1.22 Interview
1.25 Other component parts
project: P6-0269 Etično-religiozni temelji in perspektive družbe ter religiologija v kontekstu sodobne edukacije in nasilje; funder: ARRS
MONOGRAPHS AND OTHER COMPLETED WORKS
2.19 Radio or television broadcast, podcast, interview, press conference
PERFORMED WORKS (EVENTS)
3.15 Unpublished conference contribution
SECONDARY AUTHORSHIP
Editor
project: P6-0269 Etično-religiozni temelji in perspektive družbe ter religiologija v kontekstu sodobne edukacije in nasilje; funder: ARRS
project: P6-0269 Etično-religiozni temelji in perspektive družbe ter religiologija v kontekstu sodobne edukacije in nasilje; funder: ARRS
Mentor for Doctoral Dissertations (Bologna study programme)
Translator
Interviewer
UNCLASSIFIED
Selected bibliography for the last five years (2021-2026).
Last updated: 31. 03. 2026
Full bibliography (IZUM/SICRIS)
Source of bibliographic records: shared data base COBISS.SI/COBIB.SI
National research programmes
- Religion, ethics, education, and challenges of modern society (P6-0269; 2022-2027; head: Robert Petkovšek)
- Ethical-religious foundations and perspectives of the society and religiology in the context of contemporary education (P6-0269; 2004-2021; head: Robert Petkovšek (2015-))
- Currents of ideas and values in Slovenia once and today (P0-0501-0170; 1999-2003; head: Janez Juhant)
National research projects
- Slovenian intellectual history in the light of contemporary theories of religion: from separation of spirits and culture war to communist revolution (J6-3140; 2021-2024; head: Bojan Žalec)
- The return of the religious in postmodern thought as a challenge for theology (J6-7325; 2016-2018; head: Branko Klun)
- Encyclopedia of christian ethics (L6-6053; 2004-2007; head: Ivan-Janez Štuhec)
- Dialogue between Christianity and Islam in European post-secular society (J6-2216-0170; 2009-2012; head: Drago-Karl Ocvirk)