Jan Patočka on structuralism : connections and relationships
Jan Patočka on structuralism : connections and relationships
Author(s): Ondřej SládekSubject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Czech Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Jan Patočka; Jan Mukařovský; Václav Richter; phenomenology; The Prague Linguistic Circle; structuralism; semiotics; structural poetics
Summary/Abstract: The Czech philosopher Jan Patočka (1907–1977) knew the representatives of the Prague Linguistic Circle (e.g., Vilém Mathesius, Roman Jakobson and Jan Mukařovský) well, but they never established closer scholarly cooperation. The aims of this study are 1) to present Patočka's views on structuralism, 2) to outline Patočka's relationship to Czech structuralism, and especially with Jan Mukařovský. If Mukařovský can be considered one of the leading representatives of Czech structuralism and analyticstructural thinking about art, Patočka was a thinker who sought a synthesizing philosophical approach.
Journal: Bohemica litteraria
- Issue Year: 23/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 99-116
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
