The political thought of Václav Havel : philosophical influences and contemporary applications /

The political thought of Václav Havel : philosophical influences and contemporary applications /

The book considers Václav Havel's body of writing as a cohesive whole offering a consistent political philosophy. This bold claim is backed up through a close examination of Havel's plays, letters, essays and aphorisms. The political philosophy that a close reading of Havel reveals is a li...

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Main Author: Brennan, Daniel, 1982-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 295.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303942.

Subjects:

Havel, Václav > Political and social views.
Havel, Václav > Influence.
Czech literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Czechoslovakia > Politics and government > 1945-1992.
Czech Republic > Politics and government > 1993-

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Call Number: DB2241.H38

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Themes in Havel's Thought
  • The Influence of Jan Patočka
  • Further Patočkean Ideas in Havel's Thought
  • Living in Truth as an Existential Concept
  • Havel's Concern for Meaningful Political Discourse
  • Václav Havel's Political thought as a Liberal Philosophy
  • Havel's Liberal Agonism
  • Conclusion: Havel and the Neoliberal State
  • Bibliography
  • Index.