philosophy(139)

Filosofie autenticity

The philosophy of authenticity is based on the ancient wisdom preserved in the advice ‘Be Yourself!’ from the pen of Sappho. In compariso...

Být sám sebou

Mistr Eckhart

Meister Eckhart (1260–1327) entered general cultural consciousness at the beginning of the 20th century and quickly gained the reputation...

Zrození „německé mystiky“ z ducha arabské filosofie

Heretická škola

The philosophical study on the transformation of the school into an institution dictated by today’s technoscientific civilization has bee...

O filosofii výchovy ve světověku a Patočkově pedagogice čili filipika proti upadlé škole

Estetický prožitek

Aesthetic experience is one of the key concepts of modern aesthetics (from A. G. Baumgarten up to the present), and implicitly also appea...

Vrstvy, úrovně a fáze estetické zkušenosti

Člověk, dobro a zlo

One of the first books published by Czech philosopher Erazim Kohák after his return from exile. In fourteen lectures, he comments on the ...

O smyslu života v zrcadle dějin. Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie

Utopie

The Utopia by English humanist Thomas More, first published in Latin in 1516, gave its name to a whole genre of reflections on the ideal ...

Svoboda, svědomí, soužití

Ethics and freedom – how do they rhyme? Not exactly well, according to conventional wisdom. Ethics is nowadays claimed mainly by various ...

Kapitoly z mezilidské etiky

Potřebnost nepotřebného

For more than two centuries, a philosophical thought has been taking shape in Europe which sees man’s original and authentic position not...

Studie k pokusům myslet věci tak, jak jsou s námi

Praktická etika

Peter Singer's book Practical Ethics has been a classic introduction to applied ethics for thirty years. In this third edition, the autho...

Mýtus nekonečno

This book consists of essay-style chapters in history and philosophy of mathematics and physics presenting facts, reflections and specula...

Změnit svět uměním

Arthur Coleman Danto (1924–2013) was one of the most important figures in 20th century analytical philosophy of art. His writings on the ...

Definice umění Arthura C. Danta a emocionální zkušenost publika

Sázka na svobodu

The new book by Jiří Přibáň contains his thematically organized essays, published over the last decade. One of the essays gives its title...