Jan Patočka

• Published in: A Companion to the Philosophy of History and Historiography pp. 518 - 528
• Main Author: Chvatík, Ivan
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Wiley‐Blackwell 24.10.2008
• Subjects: Jan Patočka ‐ Czech philosopher ‐ whose work aroused worldwide interest; Jan Patočka's philosophy ‐ strong component of philosophy of history from the beginning of its development; Patočka agrees with Heidegger's Being and Time ‐ human being is never alone in the world and to be in the world means to be with things and with others; Patočka aims here at the world ‐ as the structure of our understanding of ourselves and things; “Deep” historiography seeks to trace “flowing life with its possibilities”; “superficial” or “surface” historiography
• ISBN: 9781405149082; 1405149086
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444304916.ch47

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