The Solidarity of the Shaken: Jan Patočka's Legacy in the Modern World

by Martin Palouš

Book Overview

The phrase "solidarity of the shaken" was introduced into the today's political vocabulary by Jan Patočka, one of the last students of the philosopher Edmund Husserl and undoubtedly the most important Czech philosopher of the twentieth century. In January 1977, Patočka became - together with Vaclav Havel and Jiri Hajek -- one of the first three spokespersons of Charter 77, Czechoslovakia's anti-communist resistance movement. He died less...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680531999
• ISBN13: 9781680531992
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Academica Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"