Wolność i zło w polityce. Rozważania wokół wojny i totalitaryzmu w myśli Jana Patočki
Freedom and evil in politics. Reflections on war and totalitarianism in the thought of Jan Patočka

Summary/Abstract: Taking the 20th century Czech philosopher Jan Patočka as an example, in this paper, the author would like to illustrate the problem of human freedom when dealing with two kinds of experiences: war and political violence, as exemplified by the totalitarian state. Indeed, it is possible to treat these two types of experiences as historical experiences of evil. What is at stake, then, is the juxtaposition of human freedom and evil. Given this context, the Czech thinker sought to answer the question: in such a situation, with which moral response can or should one reply? When experiencing evil, how can or should a person behave?

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