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The brave struggle: Jan Patočka on Europe’s past and future (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The British Society for Phenomenology. This article proposes to investigate Jan Patočka’s idea of “postEurope”, in the context of his understanding of European contemporary history. Therefore, I first stress how important it is for Patočka to... Read More about The brave struggle: Jan Patočka on Europe’s past and future.

Phenomenology and the idea of Europe: Introductory remarks (2016)
Journal Article

Introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, 'Phenomenology and the Idea of Europe'.

Facing global crises after Europe: Between philosophy and politics (2016)
Journal Article

Introduction to the issue of Metodo: International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy, 'Facing Global Crises After Europe: Between Philosophy and Politics'.

Lifeworld, civilisation, system: Patočka and Habermas on Europe and its crisis (2016)
Journal Article

© FRANCESCO TAVA, 2016. The aim of this article is to show how both Jan Patočka and Jürgen Habermas, starting from a reinterpretation of the idea of «lifeworld», engaged a critique of modern civilisation, aiming (with different outcomes) at a redefin... Read More about Lifeworld, civilisation, system: Patočka and Habermas on Europe and its crisis.

The Risk of Freedom: Ethics, Phenomenology, and Politics in Jan Patočka (2015)
Book

he Risk of Freedom presents an in-depth analysis of the philosophy of Jan Patočka, one of the most influential Central European thinkers of the twentieth century, examining both the phenomenological and ethical-political aspects of his work. In parti... Read More about The Risk of Freedom: Ethics, Phenomenology, and Politics in Jan Patočka.