The Heretical Perspectives of Jan Patocka (1907-1977)

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-903068-23-0
Verlag: Axia Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch, Band 19/1, 200 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Labyrinth

This special issue of the Journal Labyrinth is dedicated to the philosophy of Jan Patocka. It commemorates not only the 110th anniversary of his birth but also the 40th anniversary of his tragic death in 1977. In that year Patocka became one of the first spokespersons of the civil rights movement Charter 77 - an engagement marked by confrontation with the communist regime, which ultimately cost him his life. The issue's title invokes this double commemoration and alludes to his most famous and most heartily debated book, "Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History." These essays, written towards the end of his life, in some sense can be seen as the culmination of his inquiries and long-term aspirations in the philosophy of history. Yet, it is by no means unequivocal why the author deemed these six essays to be "heretical."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hagedorn, Ludger

Raynova, Yvanka

Über Autor(innen)

Hagedorn, Ludger
Ludger Hagedorn, PhD, is Head of the Jan Patocka Archive at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna

Raynova, Yvanka
Yvanka B. Raynova is Full Professor of Contemporary Philosophy at the Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and Director of the Institute for Axiological Research in Vienna