Mgr. Lukáš Arthur Švihura, PhD., RYT, univer. docent
- Email: lukas.svihura@unipo.sk
- ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4085-445X
Academic and Professional Profile
Position:
University Lecturer in the position of Associate Professor
Office Number:
445 (4th floor)
Languages:
English (B2 level)
Education
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2015–2019: Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov
PhD in Systematic Philosophy (with honors)
Dissertation: Contemporary Forms of Aestheticization of Ethos in Culture and Philosophy -
2013–2015: Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov
Master’s Degree in Philosophy (with honors) -
2010–2013: Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov
Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy (with honors)
Employment
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2024–present: Institute of Philosophy and Ethics, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov
Associate Professor -
2019–2024: Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Philosophical Practice
- Philosophical Counseling
- Philosophy of the art of living
- Contemporary pragmatism
- Somaesthetics
Courses Taught
Bachelor’s Level:
- Philosophical Anthropology
- Chapters from the History of Philosophy for Psychologists
- Basic Philosophical Concepts of the 20th Century
- Philosophy as a Lifestyle
- Nature, Problems, and Challenges of Contemporary Society
- Introduction to Aesthetics (seminars)
- Text Seminar on Ancient Ethics
Master’s Level:
- Axiology
- Pragmatism as a Philosophy for Life
- Philosophy of Ayn Rand
- Aesthetics of Art (seminars)
Supplementary Pedagogical Studies:
- Philosophical and Historical Aspects of Education
Key Publications
Monographs and Edited Volumes:
V1 Švihura, L. A. - Zákutná, S. (eds.), 2023. Ars vivendi a filozofická prax. Bratislava: Slovenské filozofické združenie pri SAV. ISBN 978-80-69070-00-4.
V1 Švihura, L. A. (ed.), 2022. Filozofické cesty z neistoty - podoby zodpovednosti. Bratislava: Slovenské filozofické združenie pri SAV. ISBN 978-80-973092-9-9.
AAB Švihura, L., 2019. Umenie života a liberálna kultúra. Prešov: Filozofická fakulta PU. ISBN 978-80-555-2322-4.
Indexed and Peer-Reviewed Articles:
V3 Švihura, L. A., 2024. Philosophy of values and ethics in Ayn Rand’s axiological objectivism. In: Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe), roč. 14, č. 1 - 2, s. 28 - 40.
V3 Švihura, L. A., 2024. Affective goals in teaching philosophy in higher secondary education: reality, criticism, perspectives. In: Ruch Filozoficzny, roč. 80, č. 1, s. 89 - 105.
Švihura, L. A. (ed.), 2023. Filozofia: Umenie života v kontexte filozofickej praxe, roč. 78, č. 6.
V3 Švihura, L. A., 2023. Estetika existencie v pragmatizme Richarda Shustermana. In: Filozofia, roč. 78, č. 6, s. 444 - 461.
V3 Švihura, L. A., 2023. When life is art and philosophy: The case of Richard Shusterman. In: ESPES, roč. 12, č. 2, s. 159 - 168.
O3 Švihura, L. A., 2022. Audire aude! Alúzia na Kantovu Odpoveď na otázku: Čo je osvietenstvo?. In: Studia Philosophica Kantiana: filozofický časopis pre kriticko-rekonštrukčné uvažovanie, roč. 11, č. 1, s. 56 - 60.
ADN Švihura, L., 2021. Postmoderná morálka a Kantova etika. In: Studia Philosophica Kantiana: filozofický časopis pre kriticko-rekonštrukčné uvažovanie, roč. 10, č. 2, s. 21 - 41.
ADD Švihura, L., 2019. Musíš sa stať umeleckým dielom. In: Filozofia, roč. 74, č. 3, s. 223 - 237.
ADN Švihura, L., 2018. K tradícii kantovského filozofovania v Prešove: Etika Andreja Vandráka. In: Studia Philosophica Kantiana: filozofický časopis pre kriticko-rekonštrukčné uvažovanie, roč. 7, č. 2, s. 36 - 63.
Research Projects
- 2022–2024: Kant’s Practical Philosophy – Potential and Perspectives
- 2021–2023: The Art of Living in the Context of Philosophical Practice (Deputy Project Leader from 2023)
- 2018–2021: Kant and the Philosophy of History
- 2020–2021: The Dawn and Dusk of Duty: Kant and Postmodern Ethics (Project Leader)
- 2017–2019: You Must Become a Work of Art (Project Leader)
- 2017–2019: Philosophy of History in the Enlightenment
- 2015–2017: Projects of Aestheticization of Existence in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture
Memberships
Professional Associations:
- 2025–present: Global Online Yoga Association (Certified Yoga Teacher)
- 2025–present: Deep Philosophy Group (International)
- 2024–present: Slovak Committee for Bioethics, Slovak Commission for UNESCO
- 2023–present: Yoga Alliance, USA (Registered Yoga Teacher)
- 2022–present: Society for Applied Philosophy, UK
- 2019–present: Slovak Society for Aesthetics
- 2018–present: Slovak Philosophical Association (Committee Member 2021–2026)
Committees:
- Member of the Slovak Committee for Bioethics (UNESCO)
- Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the Slovak Philosophical Association (2024–2026)
- Chair of the Organizing Committee – Ars Vivendi and Philosophical Practice (2023)
- Member of Organizing Committees for various international conferences (2018–2022)
Editorial Roles:
- Executive Editor of Studia Philosophica Kantiana, indexed in Web of Science (ESCI)
Awards
- 2022: Rector’s Award for Best Department Website (Institute of Philosophy)
- 2020: Rector’s Award for Scientific Output (under 40 category)
- 2015 & 2013: Rector’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
Other Activities
- President of the civic association Philosophy in Practice
- Internationally certified yoga teacher, registered in Yoga Alliance, Global Online Yoga Association, and Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic.