This afterword reflects on the development of the concept of "non-objectivity" (nepředmětnost) in the author's philosophical work. It traces his intellectual journey beginning in 1947, highlighting the formative influence of Jan Patočka, Emanuel Rádl, and Edmund Husserl. The author describes his transition from symbolic logic to philosophical logic and explores the distinction between subjectivity and "subjectness" or inwardness. He contextualizes his ideas within the historical framework of the 20th century, including his engagement with early Marxist texts, Teilhard de Chardin, and the samizdat culture. The central philosophical project is identified as a critical revision of "objectifying thought," a paradigm that has dominated Western rationality since ancient Greece. Rather than rejecting reason, the author calls for a fundamental reform of conceptual thinking to encompass non-objective dimensions of reality. He argues that this shift represents a historical challenge for European thought, requiring a new style of understanding that transcends mere objectification.
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◆ foreword / epilogue, Czech, origin: 1996/1997?
- in: Ladislav Hejdánek, Nepředmětnost v myšlení a ve skutečnosti, Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, p. 190–196