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Personal Information Sălăvăstru Constantin Last Name/ Surname Iasi, Str. Başotă, No. 7, Bl. D-9 Personal Address Iasi, B-dul Carol, No. 11 Professional Address 0742/070074 Telephone [email protected] E-mail Truşeşti, Botoşani County, 9.05.1956 Place/Date of Birth Romanian Nationality (a) Studies:

Education 1971-1976 – High-school studies, Pedagogical High-School Botosani; 1977-1981 – Bachelor's degree in Philosophy-History, “Al.I.Cuza“ University – Iasi, Bachelor's degree in Philosophy-History (1981); 1990-1993 – Doctoral studies at the “Al.I.Cuza“ University of Iasi, Doctor of Philosophy Degree (1993).

(b) Specialization studies

1996 may-june: University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille), . 1996-1997 october-february; 2004 may-june; 2009 november- december: Center of Semiologic Research of Neuchatel University (Centre de Recherches Sémiologiques de l’Université de Neuchatel), Switzerland. 2006 september: University of X-Nanterre, Paris, France. 2010 march: University of Lausanne, Suitzerland. 2010 september: University of Liège, Belgium. 2011 february-march : University Libre de Bruxelles.

(a) Occupied positions Professional Experience 1999-present: University Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of “Al.I.Cuza“ University of Iasi (O.M. No. 3782/1999); 1996-1999: Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of “Al.I.Cuza“ University of Iasi (O.M. No. 3183/1996);

1990-1996: University Lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy of “Al.I.Cuza“ University of Iasi (H.S. No. 117/27.09.1990);

Competence areas  Logic and applications  Rhetoric and argumentation theory  Semiotics and the theory of discursivity  Logical semantics  Public debates and critical thinking  Political discourse and power Scientific activity (a) Publications

 Six author volumes at prestigious publishing houses abroad

(Rhetoric and politics  the power of the discourse and the

discourse of the power, L’Harmattan, Paris, 2004; Logic,

argumentation and interpretation L’Harmattan, Paris, 2007;

Essay on the philosophical problematology, L’Harmattan,

Paris; Argumentation and public debates, PUF, Paris, 2011;

Five studies on ciceronian retorics, L’Harmattan, Paris,

2013; When philosophizing is asking questions, Revue

internationale de philosophie, 4-2020 / volume 74 / no 294,

Bruxelles : De Boeck Supérieur).

 11 author volumes at prestigious publishing houses in the

country (Logic and educational language, EDP, ,

1995 ‒ „Ion Petrovici“ prize of );

Argumentative models in educational discourse, Romanian

Academy Publisher, Bucharest, 1996; Rationality and

discourse – logic and semiotics perspectives upon rhetoric,

EDP, Bucharest, 1996; The antinomies of receptivities – an

attempt of pragmatic logic, EDP, Bucharest, 1997; The

discourse of power – An attempt of applied rhetoric, Institutul

European Publisher, Iaşi, 1999; Editura Tritonic, Bucureşti,

2009; Critic of discursive rationality. A problematological

interpretation of philosophic discourse, Polirom Publisher,

Iaşi, 2001; Theory and practice of argumentation, Polirom

Publisher, Iaşi, 2003; Small treaty of oratory, Publisher of

„Al.I.Cuza“ University of Iaşi, 2006; The art of public

debates, Tritonic Publisher, Bucureşti, 2009; Idea and

expression. A travel in the world of philosophical formulas, ,

Publisher of „Al.I.Cuza“ University of Iaşi Iaşi, 2016; Eulogy

to eloquence: Cicero, Catilinarele, , Publisher of „Al.I.Cuza“

University of Iaşi, 2018.

 Participation in thirteen collective volumes (nine in the country, four abroad), five coordinated volumes, three careful editions of the work of the philosopher Ion Petrovici, seven courses published in ID, eighty-two studies published in journals in the country and abroad.

(b) Participation in international scientific events

 Conference at Neuchâtel University (Switzerland) with the subject : The antonimies of receptivities – Romanian logic between receptivity and systematic construction (4 december 1996);  International Workshop on Semantics, Pragmatics and Rhetoric, San Sebastian (Spain), 22-23 November 2001, with the paper A Logical Approach to Argumentation (together with dr. Dan Stoica);  The first Francophone International Conference in Information and Communication Sciences; 10th Bilateral Colloquium Franco-Romanian in Information and Communication Sciences (Bucharest, 28 june - 2 july 2003): The logic of power and the dynamic of political discourse;  International colloquium „Rhetoric and Aesthetics”, European Center for the Study of Argumentation, University Libre de Bruxelles, 18 september 2003: Unity and diversity of contemporary rhetoric ;  Conference at Neuchâtel University (Switzerland) with the subject: The logic of power (5 may 2004);  First World Congress and School on Universal Logic (UNILOG’05), Montreux, Switzerland, March 26th – April 3rd 2005 (The Critique of Formal Deduction);  Fifth Intenational Colloquium «Discourse, representations, argumentation» (Cinquième Colloque International «Discours, représentations, argumentation», “Al.I.Cuza” University, Iasi, , October 22-23, 2015 : Essay on the strategy of argumentation in the public discourse: ad hominem;

 Thirtysixth Congress of Association of Philosophy and French

Language Societies (ASPLF), Iassy, Romania, 23-27 august

2016 : The beautiful years in philosophical argumentation:

the formulas.

Experience in research (a) Research grants - project director and evaluation  Logical-rhetorical analysis of journalistic discourse

(CNCSIS 17: 2001–2002).

 Discourse and power: discursive strategies used in contemporary Romanian political discourse (CNCSIS 1414 – 2005–2007).  The language of participatory democracy: a research on verbal behavior in the power-citizen relationship at the local level (CNCSIS 80 – 2008–2011).  (b) Evaluation and expertise activity

Member of CNATDCU for the specialization of Philosophy (2004-2010)

(c) Editorial activity

 Director of the “Argumentum” journal;  Member of the Scientific Committee of “Notebooks of political psychology“, edited review by French Association of Political Psychology, University of Caen-France;  Member of the Scientific Committee of ESSACHESS- Journal of Social and Cultural Studies, University “Paul Sabatier”, Toulouse (France);  Member of the Scientific Committee of review “TrajEthos” (“Review of Communalis : Communication and Natural Logic International Society, University of Montreal, Canada);  Member of the Scientific Council of Societal and Political Psychology International Review (http:ripps.ro/.);  Member of the Scientific College of Scientific Annals of University of “Al.I.Cuza” from Iasi, Philosophy series;  Member of the Scientific College of the "Hermeneia" magazine, University of “Al.I.Cuza” from Iasi;  Coordinator of the "Cicero" collection at the University of “Al.I.Cuza” from Iasi Publishing House.

 International Colloquium Participatory Democracy in Organization of scientific events Europe, LERASS, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, 15 – 17 november 2006 (Member of the Scientific Committee of the organisation, facilitator and coordinator of the work in the workshop «Contextes» (16 et 17 november 2006));  International Colloquium of Scientific Actuality in communication of organisations : questioning the new issues, problematics and practices, 19th Bilateral Colloquium Franco-Romanian in Information and Communication Sciences, Bucharest, 14-16 March 2013 (Member of the Scientific Committee) ; th  2 Francophone International Conference in Information and Communication Sciences: The construction of knowledge in th information-communication in francophone space; 20 edition of Colloquium Franco-Romanian in Information and Communication Sciences, 30 october-1 november 2014, (Member of the Scientific Committee) ;  Fifth Intenational Colloquium «Discourse, representations, argumentation» (Cinquième Colloque International «Discours, représentations, argumentation», “Al.I.Cuza” University, Iasi, Romania, October 22-23, 2015 (coordinator of Colloquium with Milton N.Campos, University of Montréal); th  Thirtysix Congress of Association of Philosophy and French Language Societies (ASPLF), Iassy, Roumanie, 23-27 august 2016 (Member of the Scientific Committee). President of a session of the section “Beauty, ethics, politics” (Thursday, 25

august, 2016, 15:30-17:30);  Sixth International Colloquium “Discourse, representations, argumentation”: Theme “Different perspectives, the same questions: discourse and interdisciplinarity” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 16-18, 2017 (Scientific Committee).

Member of I was co-opted in the following international research centers: scientific societies  Associate member: Center of Semiologic Research and Institute of Logic (Centre de Recherches Sémilogiques et Institut de logique) of Neuchâtel University (Switzerland);

 Member: European Center for Study of Argumentation

(Centre Européen pour l’Etude de l’Argumentation), Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium);  Member: French Association of Political Psychology (Association française de psychologie politique), Université de Caen (France);  Member: Scientific Board: Communalis: Communication and Natural Logic International Society, University of Montreal, Canada.

Institutional responsibilities  2004-2012: Vice-rector of the “Al.I.Cuza” University of Iasi;  2004-2013: Member of the Senate of the “Al.I.Cuza” University of Iasi;  2004-2012: Member of the Academic College of the “Al.I.Cuza” University of Iasi;

 “Ion Petrovici” Award of the Romanian Academy (1995);  Order “Merit for education” in the rank of Commander, Awards, Distinctions conferred by the Presidency of Romania on 10.12.2004;

 Usual PC operation (Microsoft Office Word; Microsoft Office Power Point; Internet Explorer); Computer skills and competences

 French (writing, reading, speaking – very well).

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