REFLEXE
REFLEXE
Reflexe a journal of philosophy, was founded in 1985 by Ladislav Hejdánek. The first three issues, originaly published in the underground (samizdat) form, were re-issued legally in 1990. The journal then continued as a quarterly and later, in its present form, as a bi-annual. The focus is on original studies in the areas of Philosophy and Theology. While translations of important philosophical essays are also published, preference is given to new publications. Each issue includes reviews of recent philosophical literature from the Czech Republic and abroad.

REFLEXE, Vol 2017 No 52 (2017), 7–19

Odpovědnost a identita

[Responsibility and Identity]

Ladislav Hejdánek

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/25337637.2017.14
published online: 26. 02. 2018

abstract

The essay discusses some topics of Václav Havel’s prison correspondence, focusing mainly on the problem of alienation, contrasted here with Kierkegaard’s notion of existence. Under the influence of Lévinas, Havel adopts the view that man is constituted in the act of transcendence of oneself towards the other. Subsequently, the problem of the relationship between personal identity and responsibility is discussed. The traditional metaphysical concept of identity as based on the notion of duration within a flux of constant changes is rejected. Instead, the essay examines the possibility of the integration and organization of a particular action in a whole called the event.

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ISSN: 0862-6901
E-ISSN: 2533-7637

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