Člověk a dějiny – lze překročit vlastní stín? Aronova odpověď na skepticismus historického relativismu

• Authors: Marsalek J.

Title variants

EN

MAN AND HISTORY - WHICH WAY OUT? ARON'S ANSWER TO THE SCEPTICISM OF HISTORICAL RELATIVISM

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The French sociologist Raymond Aron himself felt that his reflections on the conditions of political action, a topic dealt with in his 'Introduction a la philosophie de l'histoire', became the basis for his own political involvement. In the book, the problem of action is closely linked to an analysis of man's relationship to history, an analysis that explores the issue of man's ability to know his past and present. This article looks at Aron's attempt to overcome the scepticism of historical relativism, and to regain objectivity. Before explaining this process the author attempts to place the book in its proper historical and intellectual context, and he then reveals how its theme of human action is linked to Aron's epistemology. According to Aron, choice, action and decision are the three main concepts and requisites positively linked with man's relationship to history. After explaining their relevance, the author shows how Aron uses them to overcome historical relativism and scepticism. This solution is then confronted with the issue of the other, not really elaborated by Aron, and discussed in the light of postmodern thought. The article closes with a look at the question of Aron's existentialism, as his 'Introduction' is often said to resemble Sartre's philosophy.

Keywords

EN

ARON RAYMOND; POLITICAL ACTION

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 823-840
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Marsalek J.

• J. Marsalek, Fakulta sociálnich ved UK, Smetanovo nábr. 6, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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CEJSH db identifier

07CZAAAA03096382