The Meaning of an Offering. The Role of Sacrifice in Jan Patočka's Thought Cover Image

SENS OFIARY. PRÓBA INTERPRETACJI ZNACZENIA POŚWIĘCENIA W FILOZOFII JANA PATOČKI
The Meaning of an Offering. The Role of Sacrifice in Jan Patočka's Thought

Author(s): Jakub Walicki
Subject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Patočka; sacrifice; meaning of life; Frankl; nihilism; platonic forms

Summary/Abstract: In the paper I try to reconstruct and investigate the reasons which inclined Patočka to strongly expose the problem of sacrifice in his philosophical thought. To do so, I highlight the relationship between sacrifice, the meaning of life and three platonic ideas of goodness, beauty and truth, assuming sacrifice to be a perfect instrument of incorporating them. Finally, I argue that the nature of sacrifice is inherently equivocal and all studies concerning it should include its negative aspects.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 41-60
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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