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Jan Patočka
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Czech essayist and philosopher (1907-1977)

Also known as: Ян Паточка, 얀 파토치카, ヤン・パトチカ, 扬·帕托奇卡, Паточка Ян, 巴托契卡

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Known works

  • Negativní platonismus (1990)
  • Plato and Europe (2002)
  • Přirozený svět jako filosofický problém (1976)
  • Kunst und Zeit (1984)
  • Dopisy Václavu Richterovi