Ways of Self-Transcendence: On Sacrifice for Nothing and Hyperbolic Ontology

Abstract This article will take Jan Patočka’s concepts of care for the soul and sacrifice for nothing as a starting point to discuss the ontological premises of a renewed epimeleia heautou, or care of the self. I will argue that Patočka understands the ancient Good in terms of Heidegger’s ontologica...

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1. VerfasserIn: Lehmann, Sandra (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2022
In: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Jahr: 2022, Band: 8, Heft: 2, Seiten: 305-320
weitere Schlagwörter:B Jan Patočka
B care of the self
B hyperbolic ontology
B Self-transcendence
B Self-sacrifice
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract This article will take Jan Patočka’s concepts of care for the soul and sacrifice for nothing as a starting point to discuss the ontological premises of a renewed epimeleia heautou, or care of the self. I will argue that Patočka understands the ancient Good in terms of Heidegger’s ontological difference. Care for the soul thus ends up with an empty transcendence. In contrast, I will advocate a hyperbolic concept of Being. All that exists is characterized by being beyond beingness, an inner transcendence of itself. This provides new ontocosmological as well as political perspectives.
ISSN:2364-2807
Enthält:Enthalten in: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30965/23642807-bja10047