Thinking after Europe : Jan Patočka and politics / edited by Francesco Tava and Darian Meacham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tava, Francesco, 1984- editor.

Meacham, Darian, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patočka, Jan, 1907-1977.

Patočka, Jan.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Europe--Civilization--Philosophy.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jan Pato?ka, perhaps more so than any other philosopher in the twentieth century, managed to combine intense philosophical insight with a farsighted analysis of the idea and challenges facing Europe as a historical, cultural and political signifier. As a political dissident in communist Czechoslovakia he also became a moral and political inspiration to a generation of Czechs, including Václav Havel. He accomplished this in a time of intense political repression when not even the hint of a unified Europe seemed visible by showing in exemplary fashion how concrete thought can be without renouncing in any way its depth. Europe as an idea and a political project is a central issue in contemporary political theory. Pato?ka’s political thought offers many original insights into questions surrounding the European project. Here, for the first time, a group of leading scholars from different disciplines gathers together to discuss the specific political impact of Pato?ka’s philosophy and its lasting significance.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783486861

1783486864