Who Says Anything about Winning?

Eight Exercises in Philosophical Resignation

von Tereza Matejckova

400 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A contemporary philosophical argument that boldly proposes resignation as the path to a fully realized self.Traditional cultures have exercises that teach people discipline. Even modern philosophers, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard, paid special attention to striving for spirituality, although outside religious frameworks. However, if we are to grow, a more relaxed relationship to the self may be beneficial; hence the notion of resignation. A resigned will is not weak; it can resist itself and others. Such resignation is a man's defense against becoming a mere element in a sequence of events. Art, philosophy, and mainly freedom all rely on the ability to create distance. In Who Says Anything about Winning?, Tereza Matejcková offers more than a history of a notion or a thematic reading of the legacy of respected thinkers; she offers a fresh view of self-acceptance and growth.

• Reihe: Vaclav Havel Series
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen Nach 1800 Phänomenologie und Existenzphilosophie
• ISBN: 9788024662701
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.10.2026
• Größe: 190 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
• Übersetzung: Jaroslav Spirk, Stuart John Hoskins