On the crisis and its causes in the context of European society according to Ján Patočka Cover Image

O kríze a jej príčinách v kontexte európskej spoločnosti podľa Jána Patočku
On the crisis and its causes in the context of European society according to Ján Patočka

Author(s): Rastislav Nemec
Subject(s): Cultural history, Historical Linguistics, 19th Century
Published by: Slovenský komitét slavistov a Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava SAV, v.v.i.
Keywords: Crisis, society; economics; rationalism; hypertrophy of reason; spiritual foundations;

Summary/Abstract: The crisis is used to be reflected as synonymous with the collapse of economic and social values that are going to be systemically treated. However, the essence of this concept goes much deeper – it reaches behind social options and political presentations. It goes deeper towards a human inside a towards basic human values. The transformation of so¬ciety from traditional into industrial one has brought plenty of changes – inter alia - deep materialization of human desire. And - according to Patočka – each human being must experience crisis because it naturally leads to disappointment and desilusion. But, from crisis comes a great expectation of hope – that is sign of our inner, spiritual basis we have to refind

  • Issue Year: 56/2021
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 313-320
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Slovak
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