Phenomenology and Action Art. A Special Contribution to Phenomenology from the Czechoslovak Environment by Jaroslava Vydrová

“…Secondly, the texts of the Czech philosopher and student of Jan Patočka Petr Rezek lead us to a phenomenological interpretation of these artworks. …”
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From the Trenches to the Cosmos: The Great War Testimonies of Teilhard de Chardin and Ernst Jünger by Massimo Lollini

“…In the first section of the essay, the privileged status of the war testimonies of Teilhard de Chardin and Jünger, as highlighted by the Czech philosopher, is discussed, introducing the voices of two witnesses not considered by Patočka: Henri Barbusse’s and Giani Stuparich’s. …”
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To not nurture a war – education against violence (Girard - Patočka) by Krzysztof Maliszewski

“…He seeks knowledge about the sources of violence and the cultural formations that foster it in the works of the French anthropologist René Girard and the Czech philosopher Jan Patočka. The ideas of mimetic rivalry and the 20th century as war can give us insight into the phenomenon of violence and suggest the direction of educational transformation.The author conducts the analysis in several steps. …”
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