Contribución de Jan Patočka a una valiente política cristiana. Mundo de vida y solidaridad de los conmovidos en discusión
Jan Patočka’s contribution to courageous Christian politics. Life-world and solidarity of the shaken in discussion

Summary/Abstract: This essay seeks elements for a Christian politics by studying the work and the personal testimony of the so called Check Socrates, Jan Patočka. Recovering important elements of the Classic and Christian tradition Patočka has offered more than just a severe criticism of the ideology of his times; he raised several points that could enrich the proposal of a Christian politics in post Christian times. On the basis of Patočka’s reinterpretation of Greek political philosophy we will focus on two issues that are most relevant to recovering and developing his own ideas on how to change the actual political paradigm. These aspects are not only theoretically important and well argued; they are also existentially sustained by his admirable personal testimony: (a) life-world, (b) solidarity of the shaken. After the discussion of these two points I will explain in form of a short evaluation, how these insights can be critically refined and further developed within the actual political context.

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