Volume 51 (1996), 6

In Levinas’ conception of the subject affection appears as a new, essential element. This affection is closely related to the „idea“ of the absolute separation of the Other. It is an affection generated by the Other’s impact on the Same, i. e. it is the Other-inthe Same condition. The separation of the Other is related to the Same through the fellow-man or the… Čítať ďalej

The paper offers a semantic analysis of the word Janisary“, which has recently, due to new attempts at a definition of of nation and its enemies, has shifted from the periphery of Slovak language to the centre of the discourse. Inspired by Wittgenstein, the author calls for a more appropriate understanding of the word, which, in his view, should not refer only to… Čítať ďalej