Thinking After Europe: Jan Patocka and Politics

Jan Patocka, 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. Patocka'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 Patocka's philosophy and its lasting significance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783486848
• ISBN13: 9781783486847
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 20 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher