Jan Patocka's Heritage at the Beginning of the 21st Century. Historical Paths, Present Problems, and Future Challenges

Abstract

This paper deals with the problems of the interpretation of Jan Patočka's heritage, emphasizing the motif of the crisis of Europe. More precisely, the paper is composed of two parts: (1.) Firstly, I want to highlight the unique character of Patočka's work, which causes problems with its publication as well as with its interpretation. (2.) Secondly, I will outline my own way of reading of Patočka's work - emphasizing the motif of the "crisis of Europe", which I propose as a way of understanding Patočka's heritage as a whole.