The Legacy of Masarykâs Idea of Enlightened Humanism

Vlastimil ZÃ¡tka

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004534919_009

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The essay examines Masarykâs notion of enlightened humanism and freedom in his Czech Question and Humanistic Ideals, major contributions to Czech philosophical discourse of the nineteenth century. The work shows that the aim of Masarykâs concept was first of all to complete the âunfinished programmeâ of cultural and political revival of the Czech nation and secondly, to resolve the political crisis of that time using the âidea of humanismâ, which Masaryk viewed as the highest metaphysical and teleological principle legitimising the meaning of Czech and world history, which Masaryk, like Kant, placed above politics, culture, science, and law. The work points out that Masarykâs concept also pursued another goal: to present a critical analysis of the greatest problems of the historical, political, and cultural development of the Czech society in the nineteenth century and to outline a programme of its reform based on the philosophy of history. Another part of the study emphasises that Masaryk highlighted the timeless importance of humanistic ideas, pointed to their ethical foundation, and described them as ahistorical quantities with universal validity. In conclusion, the author emphasises that Masarykâs notion of the âidea of humanismâ as the philosophical foundation of Czech national revival and modern Czech and world history remains valuable and inspiring to this day. As a critically thinking author, Masaryk tried to find the political, social, and cultural foundations of the development of modern Czech society in both the conditional spheres of the secular and historical, as well as the unconditional realms of the ideal and metaphysical.

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Recalling Masarykâs The Czech Question

Humanity and Politics on the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century

Series:Â Value Inquiry Book Series, Volume: 381Â andÂ Central European Value Studies, Volume: 381

Cover Recalling Masarykâs <i>The Czech Question</i>

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004534919

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 03 Feb 2023

Subjects
- Philosophy
  - 19th & 20th Century Philosophy
  - Social & Political Philosophy
- Slavic and Eurasian Studies
  - Area Studies

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Part 1 The Historical Context of Masarykâs Czech Question

Part 2 Ethics as the Heart of Philosophy

Part 3 The Pro-Masaryk View of the Czech Question

Part 4 The Anti-Masaryk View of the Czech Question

Part 5 The Word of a Politician in Exile

Part 6 The Word of a Pastor

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Recalling Masarykâs The Czech Question