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(2016) Phenomenology and intercultural understanding, Dordrecht, Springer.

Europe beyond Europe

Patočka's concept of care for the soul and mencius. an intercultural consideration

Kwok-Ying Lau

pp. 85-102

The present chapter is a modest attempt to sketch an answer to the following questions: What is Patočka's concept of Europe? To what extent can his reflections on Europe, as those of a phenomenological philosopher from the "other Europe," avoid the Eurocentric overtones of their Husserlian counterpart? Can Patočka's conception of Europe lead to a non-Eurocentric reformulation of universalizable elements of European humanity, in such a way as to contribute to the enhancement of intercultural understanding?

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44764-3_6

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Lau, K.-Y. (2016). Europe beyond Europe: Patočka's concept of care for the soul and mencius. an intercultural consideration, in Phenomenology and intercultural understanding, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 85-102.

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