{"product_id":"heretical-essays-in-the-philosophy-of-history","title":"Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History","description":"Heretical Essays is Patocka's final work, and one of his most exciting and iconoclastic. Patocka begins with prehistory, approached through the \"natural world\" as conceived by Husserl and Heidegger.\n\nAccording to Patocka, nature is as an alien construct, and history, which began as a quest for higher meaning, ends with life as self-sustaining consumption. Patocka explains how Europe declined from its Greek heritage to seek power rather than truth, splintering into ethnic subdivisions, and then how the Enlightenment moved Europe from an ethical to a material orientation.\n\nThis book includes a translation of the Preface to the French Edition by Paul Ricoeur.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 081269337X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.081269337X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dodd, James|Patocka, Jan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have some markings or highlighting. Used copies may not include access codes or Cd's. Slight bending may be present.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56791957012785,"sku":"GBV.081269337X.G","price":19.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/081269337X-0.jpg?v=1792015013","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/heretical-essays-in-the-philosophy-of-history","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}