| Thinking After Europe: Jan Patocka and Politics Contributor(s): Tava, Francesco (Editor), Meacham, Darian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783486848 ISBN-13: 9781783486847 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 199.437 |
| LCCN: 2016029115 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 9.3" (1.75 lbs) 410 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jan Patočka, 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 V clav 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. Patočka'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 Patočka's philosophy and its lasting significance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tava, Francesco: - Francesco Tava is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Husserl-Archives: Centre for Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy at the KU Leuven, Belgium.Meacham, Darian: - Darian Meacham is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Maastricht University. He is the editor of Medicine and Society: New Perspectives in Continental Philosophy (2015). |