Kosik - The Crisis of Modernity - Essays From 1968

States and Societies in East Central Europe Contributions to Modem Political Thought Liberty and Socialism: Writings of Libertarian Socialists in Hungary, 1884-1919 edited by Janos M. Bak THE CRISIS OF MODERNITY ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE 1968 ERA KAREL KosiK EDITED BY JAMES H SATTERWHITE Homage to Danubia by Oscar Jllszi; edited by Gyorgy Litvan The Crisis of Modernity: Karel Kosik's Essays and Observations from the 1968 Era by Karel Kosik; edited by James H. Satterwhite ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. ROWMAN & LITTIEFlELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Published in the United State, of America by Romnan & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England STATES AND SOCIETIES IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT Copyright © 1995 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,. or transmitted in any fonn or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or othenvise, without the prior pennission of the publisher. British Cataloging in Publication Information Available library of Congress Cataloging.in-Publication Data Kosik, Karel The crisis of modernity: essays and observations from the the 1968 era I Karel Kosik: . edited by James H. Satterwhite. ' p. em. - (States and Societies in East Central Europe) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Czechoslovakia-Politics and govemment-1945-1992. 21 Czechoslovakia-Intellectoallife--2Oth century. 1. Satterwhite, James H. ll. Title. ill. Series DB2218.7.K67 1994 320.9437--