Adrian MURARU

       Adrian MURARU is PhD Associate Professor, teaching History of Philosophy, at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania.
      He graduated: Theology at “Veniamin Costachi” Seminary, Roman (1994); Philosophy (1998), Classical Philology (1999), Romanian Philology (2001) at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași; MA in Philosophy at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași (1999). He followed doctoral studies in Greek philosophy at University of Ioannina, Greece (2002-2008). He received his doctorate in philosophy from “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania (2004).
     He is coordinator of Editing and Translation Center TRADITIO – Department of Interdisciplinary Research in Humanities, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași. He co-worked with Albert Ludwigs Universität, Freiburg, Germany, as member in the Project “Monumenta Linguae Dacoromanorum”: The Bucharest Bible of 1688 (Regnum I, Regnum II).
        He is the author of many studies and articles, and of the books Libertate și liber arbitru la Origen / Freedom and Free Will in Origen, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Publishing House, Iași (2006), and Influențe platonice asupra lui Galenus / Platonic Influences on Galen, Eikon Press, Bucharest (2019). Also, he is editor of the bilingual versions of the volumes: Epiphanius of Salamis, Ancoratus (2007); Peter Abelard, The Dialogue of a Philosopher with a Jew and a Christian (2008); Nicolaus Cusanus, Coincidentia oppositorum (2008); Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius. Book I (2010); John the Golden Mouthed, Homilies on the Statues (2011); Philostorgius, Ecclesiastical History (2012) – printed by Polirom Publishing House, Iași. He coordinated the volume Philosophy and the Knowledge Society, European Institute Publishing House, Iași (2012).
      He is member of Editorial Board of: Chora; Scientific Annals of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University – Philosophy, New Series. He has been awarded by the journal Cuvântul for „The 2006 Best Translation” of Origen, Homilies and Annotations to Exude, Polirom Publishing House, Iași (2006).