Hearth and Horizon Erazim Kohák
Hearth and Horizon Erazim Kohák n Hearth and Horizon Prof. He provides them with an intimate sketch of Czech history as the Czechs lived it, introduces them to a range of Czech philosophers, notably…
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Hearth and Horizon Erazim Kohák
n Hearth and Horizon Prof. He provides them with an intimate sketch of Czech history as the Czechs lived it, introduces them to a range of Czech philosophers, notably the two greats, T. G. Kohák combines narrators skills with a scholars erudition to produce for his readers a rich tapestry of Czech thought and fortunes since the rebirth of the Czech nation at the dawn of modernity.
While probing the problems of the hearth of local cultural identity he never loses sight of the problems of the horizon, global human identity, in the turbulently nationalist period between the twilight of the empires and the dawning of the European Union. Masaryk and Jan Patočka, and offers an insiders view of the birth of national identity in the interweaving of Enlightenment ideals with romanticism and modernity. The result is not only a good read for central European history buffs, though his book is certainly that, but also a thoughtful philosophic reflection of the generic problem of cultural particularity and global humanity seen in the intimate mirror of one cultural communitys experience.