Journal article
Esse or Habere. To be or to have: Potočka's critique of Husserl and Heidegger
Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, Vol.38(3), pp.297-317
2007
Abstract
In this paper, I discuss Jan Patocka's conviction that despite scientific knowledge appearing to be the only arbiter for the correct understanding of 'what is', it cannot tell us how to live a good life. In sketching Patocka's appropriation and critique of Husserl's and Heidegger's explanation of the existential crisis of European societies, I conclude with his claim that society today is defined by the mode of having as opposed to being, leading to this crisis.
Details
- Title
- Esse or Habere. To be or to have: Potočka's critique of Husserl and Heidegger
- Authors/Creators
- L. Učník (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, Vol.38(3), pp.297-317
- Publisher
- Jackson Publishing and Distribution
- Identifiers
- 991005542622607891
- Copyright
- British Society for Phenomenology
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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