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The "Spiritual Person": A Link Between the Existential Movement and Non-Political Politics

Publikace na Fakulta humanitních studií |
2014

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This paper deals with the philosophical concept of a “spiritual person”, which was developed by Jan Patočka (1907–1977), probably the most important Czech philosopher of the twentieth century. More precisely, I discuss this concept through the framework of Patočka’s interpretation of modernity, with an emphasis on his understanding of the so-called "modern intelligentsia".

In addition, it is my aim to interpret Patočka’s understanding of the concepts of spiritual person/intellectual/intelligentsia through his theory of "existential movement" and link it to the theoretical framework of the term "non-political politics".