The Spirit of Intellectual Responsibility

Abstract

The paper examines the intellectual engagement of the academic Šimun Musa, an Emeritus Professor, in all areas of his activity. His extensive erudition and scientific responsibility in scientific and teaching, professional, publishing and sociocultural work are presented in this paper in three parts. The first part focuses on his teaching contributions primarily in the field of higher education. The second part deals with his scientific work which consists of a large number of books, monographs, anthologies, numerous articles, prefaces, reviews and more than several manuals and textbooks. The third part of this paper explores his sociocultural engagement with a special focus on his significant contribution to the struggle for equality of the Croatian language in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By creating new values in all areas of his work, Musa has made significant contributions to science, education and culture.