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T. G. Masaryk’s involvement in the Jewish issue
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SYSNO ASEP 0559703 Druh ASEP J - Článek v odborném periodiku Zařazení RIV J - Článek v odborném periodiku Poddruh J Článek ve WOS Název T. G. Masaryk’s involvement in the Jewish issue Tvůrce(i) Drozenová, Wendy (FLU-F) RID, ORCID, SAI Zdroj.dok. Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe) - ISSN 1338-5615
Roč. 12, 1/2 (2022), s. 21-28Poč.str. 8 s. Forma vydání Tištěná - P Jazyk dok. eng - angličtina Země vyd. PL - Polsko Klíč. slova Anti-Semitism ; Czech question ; Hilsner affair ; Jewish question ; T. G. Masaryk ; Zionism and assimilation movement Vědní obor RIV AA - Filosofie a náboženství Obor OECD Ethics (except ethics related to specific subfields) Způsob publikování Open access Institucionální podpora FLU-F - RVO:67985955 UT WOS 000851222000003 EID SCOPUS 85134045994 DOI 10.2478/ebce-2022-0010 Anotace T. G. Masaryk’s thought is famous for his concept of the Czech nation as well as his ideals of humanity. As a philosopher, sociologist, and politician, he was confronted with Czech anti-Semitism, and after Czechoslovakia was founded, with issues of the Jewish national minority. He tried to solve all the questions with respect to his ethical conviction and the ideals of democracy and equality. The most difficult personal situation for Masaryk emerged with the ‘Hilsner affair’, when his brave stance against anti-Semitism caused animosity and even hatred from the public. As a consequence of that Masaryk had to abandon his public activities including lecturing at university for some time. The philosopher Jan Patočka analysed Masaryk’s involvement in this case and the following events in his study Masaryk’s struggle against anti-Semitism. Patočka pointed out that there is an interconnection between Masaryk’s involvement in this affair and his engagement in the question of Czech nationality, as Masaryk intended to improve the ethical level of the nation by disposing of bias and namely the ritual murder myth. The second part of the present contribution is focused on Masaryk’s views on Zionism and the assimilation movement and his ambiguity in relation to the issue. It seems that Masaryk’s concept of the Czech nation, formed for the struggle against the Habsburg monarchy, became inadequate in the new republic, as it was not inclusive of the many minorities, the Jewish one included. On the other hand, Masaryk’s ideals of humanity provide a certain solution on the level of ethics. Pracoviště Filosofický ústav Kontakt Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Rok sběru 2023 Elektronická adresa https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2022-0010
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