
Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History
by ePals Media dba of Carus Publishing Company
Title:
Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History
Author:
ePals Media dba of Carus Publishing Company
Edited by:
Jan Patocka
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
200 pages, Illustrations
Publisher:
ePals Media dba of Carus Publishing Company
ISBN-13:
9780812693379
EAN:
9780812693379
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
524
Dimensions (mm):
228 x 162 x 12
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
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.











