The Problem of Meaning in The Rational (Super) Civilization : Patočka's Interpretation of Modernity after the Second World War II
2015
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to describe Patočka's philosophical dialogue with other fields of research. More precisely, I would like to focus on one concrete example of Patočka's work - his interpretation of modernity after World War II - and link it to Max Weber's sociology.
My main concern is the concept of 'supercivilisation', which is obviously rooted in Weber's interpretation of the so-called 'rationalisation'. Moreover, I would like to show that Patočka's concept of supercivilisation can be put into the context of contemporary civilisational analysis and can thus be linked to the most recent discussions on modernity.