Introduction to the topic “Maurice Merleau-Ponty – Jan Patočka: a meeting that never happened”
Journal Title: Meta: Research in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, and Practical Philosophy - Year 2013, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction to the topic “Maurice Merleau-Ponty – Jan Patočka: a meeting that never happened”
Authors and Affiliations
Ondrej Svec, Jakub Čapek
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