Vasile Băncilă. An ethnic-spiritualist metaphysics banned by the totalitarian regime

With this investigation, the critic and essayist Ion Dur provides academic researchers with a critical study of the writings of the Romanian philosopher Vasile Băncilă, a subtle and surprising thinker who did not give up his own philosophical ‘creed,’ even though after the establishment of the communist regime in Romania (1947) he was almost completely forgotten.

An authentic metaphysician, V. Băncilă, as the philosopher Dur portrays him, devoted himself systematically to the study of philosophy from his youth. His philosophical reflections not only analysed the key concepts of important philosophers but also shaped his own spiritualist philosophical system.

The philosopher Ion Dur delves into the philosophical space of Vasile Băncilă, identifies his “dominant ideas”, and critically evaluates them. Coincidence and/or destiny, this monography is written by one of the most respected researchers into interwar Romanian philosophy, who has also demonstrated in his other writings about E. Cioran, C. Noica, Nae Ionescu and H. Stamatu that his ability to engage in the hermeneutics of these authors, masterfully combining philosophy, literature, and history. For an open-minded reader or a serious researcher, the experience of reading such a work is unforgettable because it provides a deeply enriching experience.

Philosophy PhD. Gabriel Hasmaţuchi

”Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania