Jan Patocka – författare

Heretical Essays is Patocka's final work, and one of his most exciting and iconoclastic. Patocka begins with prehistory, approached through the "natural world" as conceived by Husserl and Heidegger.According to Patocka, nature is as an alien construct, and history, which began as a quest for higher meaning, ends with life as self-sustaining consumption. Patocka explains how Europe declined from its Greek heritage to seek power rather than truth, splintering into ethnic subdivisions, and then how the Enlightenment moved Europe from an ethical to a material orientation.This book includes a translation of the Preface to the French Edition by Paul Ricoeur.

The Czech philosopher Jan Patocka (1907-1977), who studied with Husserl and Heidegger, is widely recognized as the most influential thinker to come from postwar Eastern Europe. Refusing to join the Communist party after World War II, he was banned from academia and publication for the rest of his life, except for a brief time following the liberalizations of the Prague spring of 1968. Joining Vaclav Havel and Jiri Hajek as a spokesman for the Chart 77 human-rights declaration of 1977, Patocka was harassed by authorities, arrested, and finally died of a heart attack during prolonged interrogation.Plato and Europe, arguably Patocka's most important book, consists of a series of lectures delivered in the homes of friends after his last banishment from the academy just three years before his death. Here, he presents his most mature ideas about the history of Western philosophy, arguing that the idea of the care of the soul is fundamental to the philosophical tradition beginning with the Greeks. Explaining how the care of the soul is elaborated as the problem of how human beings may make their world one of truth and justice, Patocka develops this thesis through a treatment of Plato, Democritus, and Aristotle, showing how considerations about the soul are of central importance in their writings. He demonstrates in vivid fashion how this idea forms the spiritual heritage of Europe.

The Czech philosopher Jan Patocka (1907-1977), who studied with Husserl and Heidegger, is widely recognized as the most influential thinker to come from postwar Eastern Europe. Refusing to join the Communist party after World War II, he was banned from academia and publication for the rest of his life, except for a brief time following the liberalizations of the Prague spring of 1968. Joining Vaclav Havel and Jiri Hajek as a spokesman for the Chart 77 human-rights declaration of 1977, Patocka was harassed by authorities, arrested, and finally died of a heart attack during prolonged interrogation.Plato and Europe, arguably Patocka's most important book, consists of a series of lectures delivered in the homes of friends after his last banishment from the academy just three years before his death. Here, he presents his most mature ideas about the history of Western philosophy, arguing that the idea of the care of the soul is fundamental to the philosophical tradition beginning with the Greeks. Explaining how the care of the soul is elaborated as the problem of how human beings may make their world one of truth and justice, Patocka develops this thesis through a treatment of Plato, Democritus, and Aristotle, showing how considerations about the soul are of central importance in their writings. He demonstrates in vivid fashion how this idea forms the spiritual heritage of Europe.

Patocka, like few others before or since, combined what was best in Husserl and Heidegger, but at the same time found for himself a distinct, original philosophical voice. Both his originality and his synthesis of the two dominant strands of classical phenomenology are evident here, as Patocka pursues the threefold theme of subject body, human community, and the phenomenological understanding of "world." This volume is an excellent introduction to philosophy in the phenomenological tradition.

Patocka's celebrated Introduction is here made available in English for the first time. In addition to introducing Husserl's ideas, this book is also an important work of original philosophy. Patocka ranges over the whole of Husserl's output, from The Philosophy of Arithmetic to The Crisis of the European Sciences, and traces the evolution of all the central issues of Husserlian phenomenology--intentionality, categorial intuition, temporality, the subject-body; the concrete a priori, and transcendental subjectivity. But rather than attempting to give a tour of Husserl's workshop, Patocka is himself hard at work on Husserl's problems.

Patocka''s celebrated Introduction, here made available in English for the first time, is not an introduction in the ordinary sense of the term. Patocka ranges over the whole of Husserl''s output, from The Philosophy of Arithmetic to The Crisis of the European Sciences, and traces the evolution of all the central issues of Husserlian phenomenology--intentionality, categorial intuition, temporality, the subject-body; the concrete a priori, and transcendental subjectivity. But rather than attempting to give a tour of Husserl''s workshop, Patocka is himself hard at work on Husserl''s problems.

Jan Patocka’s contribution to phenomenology and the philosophy of history mean that he is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Yet, his writing is not widely available in English and the Anglophone world remains rather unfamiliar with his work. In this new book of essential Patocka texts, of which the majority have been translated from the original Czech for the first time, readers will experience a general introduction to the key tenets of his philosophy. This includes his thoughts on the relationship between philosophy and political engagement which strike at the heart of contemporary debates about freedom, political participation and responsibility and a truly pressing issue for modern Europe, what exactly constitutes a European identity? In this important collection, Patocka provides an original vision of the relationship between self, world, and history that will benefit students, philosophers and those who are interested in the ideals that underpin our democracies.

Jan Patocka’s contribution to phenomenology and the philosophy of history mean that he is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Yet, his writing is not widely available in English and the Anglophone world remains rather unfamiliar with his work. In this new book of essential Patocka texts, of which the majority have been translated from the original Czech for the first time, readers will experience a general introduction to the key tenets of his philosophy. This includes his thoughts on the relationship between philosophy and political engagement which strike at the heart of contemporary debates about freedom, political participation and responsibility and a truly pressing issue for modern Europe, what exactly constitutes a European identity? In this important collection, Patocka provides an original vision of the relationship between self, world, and history that will benefit students, philosophers and those who are interested in the ideals that underpin our democracies.

Jan Patocka''s contribution to phenomenology and the philosophy of history mean that he is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Yet, his writing is not widely available in English and the Anglophone world remains rather unfamiliar with his work. In this new book of essential Patocka texts, of which the majority have been translated from the original Czech for the first time, readers will experience a general introduction to the key tenets of his philosophy. This includes his thoughts on the relationship between philosophy and political engagement which strike at the heart of contemporary debates about freedom, political participation and responsibility and a truly pressing issue for modern Europe, what exactly constitutes a European identity? In this important collection, Patocka provides an original vision of the relationship between self, world, and history that will benefit students, philosophers and those who are interested in the ideals that underpin our democracies.

Jan Patocka''s contribution to phenomenology and the philosophy of history mean that he is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Yet, his writing is not widely available in English and the Anglophone world remains rather unfamiliar with his work. In this new book of essential Patocka texts, of which the majority have been translated from the original Czech for the first time, readers will experience a general introduction to the key tenets of his philosophy. This includes his thoughts on the relationship between philosophy and political engagement which strike at the heart of contemporary debates about freedom, political participation and responsibility and a truly pressing issue for modern Europe, what exactly constitutes a European identity? In this important collection, Patocka provides an original vision of the relationship between self, world, and history that will benefit students, philosophers and those who are interested in the ideals that underpin our democracies.

Wie ist unsere Beziehung zu den Toten, und wie beeinflusst der Tod eines geliebten Menschen unser weiteres Leben? Jan Patočka, einer der bedeutendsten Schüler Edmund Husserls und Wegbereiter der tschechischen Phänomenologie, widmet sich in diesem Essay einer der grundlegendsten Fragen der Philosophie: Gibt es ein Leben nach dem Tod? Jenseits religiöser Dogmen und metaphysischer Spekulationen untersucht er die Strukturen des Bewusstseins angesichts der Endlichkeit. Wie erscheint uns der Tod als Phänomen? Welche Bedeutung hat die Antizipation des eigenen Endes für die Konstitution von Lebenswelt und Zeitlichkeit? Mit der ihm eigenen philosophischen Präzision entwickelt der Prager Denker eine Perspektive auf Sterblichkeit und Unsterblichkeit, die weder in der traditionellen Metaphysik noch in der naturwissenschaftlichen Reduktion aufgeht. Seine Prämisse ist, dass unsere Existenz immer durch ein ursprüngliches und wechselseitiges »Sein für andere« stattfindet. Ein philosophisches Vermächtnis des Bürgerrechtlers und Philosophen, der 1977 nach Verhören durch die Staatspolizei starb – sein bewegender Beitrag zur Phänomenologie der menschlichen Existenz, der hier erstmals auf Deutsch vorliegt.

El filósofo checo Jan Patočka es mundialmente conocido como fenomenólogo. Susúltimos años y su muerte son las de un filósofo entregado por entero a la defensa de los derechos humanos y al desarrollo de una ética que se puede llamar "política no-política"—o no partidista—. Además, fue un estudioso de la obra de Juan Amós Comenio y fundó éste su filosofía de la educación.

Spanning his entire career, this selection of texts by influential philosopher Jan Patočka illustrates his thoughts on the appropriate manner of being and engagement in the world. The writings assembled in Living in Problematicity examine the role of the philosopher in the world, how the world constrains us through ideology, and how freedom is possible through the recognition of our human condition in the problems of the world. These views outline Patočka’s political philosophy and how his later engagement in the political sphere with the human rights initiative Charter 77 corresponds with the ideas he maintained throughout his life. This short and engaging book—published in conjunction with the prestigious philosophy press OIKOYMENH—is an ideal English-language introduction to the most significant Czech philosopher in recent history.

Esta colección de ensayos, considerada por muchos como la obra más importante de Jan Patocka, está formada por seis textos, escritos entre 1973 y 1975, y estrechamente vinculados a los ciclos de conferencias que Patocka se vio obligado a impartir de forma privada a causa de su apartamiento de la universidad tras la invasión soviética de 1968. La intención de Patocka al escribirlos era ofrecer una interpretación de su tiempo presente desde una comprensión filosófica de la historia basada, a su vez, en una clave antropológica de fundamentación fenomenológica. Por la correspondencia del propio Patocka, se sabe que estaban listos para su publicación desde mayo de 1975. Sin embargo, tras su muerte en 1977, los textos no se localizaron, por lo que las primeras ediciones de los "Ensayos" se hicieron a partir de las notas y transcripciones de los asistentes a los mencionados ciclos de conferencias. En 2005, de forma casual, se localizó el texto redactado por Patocka, que había estado oculto hasta ese momento, realizándose una nueva edición en checo en 2007, que es la que se ha tomado de referencia para esta nueva traducción al castellano de la obra, la primera que se hace a partir del texto definitivo.

Último discípulo de Edmund Husserl, considerado "el Sócrates de Praga" por el compromiso político que adoptó al final de su vida como primer portavoz del movimiento cívico Carta 77, Jan Patočka ha influido fuertemente en el pensamiento fenomenológico actual a través de su concepción de una fenomenología asubjetiva y la caracterización de la existencia humana como movimiento. Interioridad y mundo ofrece por primera vez la traducción en castellano de seis textos integrantes del "Legado de Strahov", un grupo de manuscritos que el filósofo resguarda en la biblioteca del Monasterio de ese distrito praguense. Aunque inacabados, ofrecen una nueva comprensión global sobre el desarrollo de la fenomenología patočkiana, ya que constituyen la antesala concreta de sus proyectos de madurez. A partir de una particular noción de interioridad –concebida en sentido opuesto a la psicología introspeccionista y la reflexión egológica– , Patočka inspecciona la naturaleza de la vida como una resistencia a la objetivación que se coloca ante un correlato que la excede al mismo tiempo que la forma: el mundo. Estas nociones permiten entender no solo el devenir de su pensamiento, sino también el de toda la filosofía fenomenológica de finales del siglo pasado y sus derivas en nuestro presente.

Patocka's celebrated Introduction, here made available in English for the first time, is not an introduction in the ordinary sense of the term. Patocka ranges over the whole of Husserl's output, from The Philosophy of Arithmetic to The Crisis of the European Sciences, and traces the evolution of all the central issues of Husserlian phenomenology - intentionality, categorial intuition, temporality, the subject-body; the concrete a priori, and transcendental subjectivity. But rather than attempting to give a tour of Husserl's workshop, Patocka is himself hard at work on Husserl's problems.