Background
Napinen, Leo was born on April 17, 1948 in county of Paide, Estonia. Son of Jakob and Jelisaveta Napinen.
Napinen, Leo was born on April 17, 1948 in county of Paide, Estonia. Son of Jakob and Jelisaveta Napinen.
Master of Science in Chemistry, University Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, University Tartu, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, Latvia, 1984.
Researcher and doctoral student, department of philosophy Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia, 1978--1983, lecturer, 1983—1985, senior lecturer, 1985—1987. Research fellow and senior research fellow, Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia, 1987—1996. Lecturer, chair of philosophy Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia, 1996—1999, holder of the chair of philosophy, 1999, associate professor, 1999--2014, associate professor emeritus, emeeritus Tallinn University of Technology, 2014--present.
Expert Estonian Strivers, Tallinn, 1987—2009. Consultant Estonian Intellectuals, Tartu, 1984—2009, Tallinn, 1984—2009.
My thinking is based on understanding the concepts of self-organization and organization.
Speaker Over Union Scientific & Practical Conference Dialectics, Perestroika, Man, Minsk, Belarus, 1989. Member of Estonian Society History & Philosophy Science (Tartu) (life), Organizing Committee 24th International Baltic Conference History Science (Tallinn).