Volume 81 (2026), 1
Original Articles
(Original title: Queering Moments in Phenomenology)
Filozofia, 81 (2026), 1, 22 - 35.Abstract
This paper discusses the relation of contemporary phenomenology to queer theory. It argues that traditional phenomenology’s exclusion of social or libidinal structures constitutes both a “straight failure” and a “failure to become queer.” Drawing on Levinas, Derrida, and Halberstam, the paper reinterprets phenomenological passivity and opacity as sites of resistance… Read more
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(Original title: Tatarkova Obec božia: Utópia alebo realistická koncepcia spoločného dobra?)
Filozofia, 81 (2026), 1, 36 - 50.Abstract
The article examines claims that Dominik Tatarka’s concept of the “community of God” (obec božia), developed during the Prague and Slovak Spring of 1968, was utopian. Tatarka saw it as a form of communion (obcovanie) – a space for free and responsible interaction among citizens, independent of communist ideological control. This idea arose in response to two decades… Read more
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(Original title: An Ethic of Empathy: Articulating the Normative Grounds of Dialogic Interpretation)
Filozofia, 81 (2026), 1, 4 - 21.Abstract
Contrary to concerns that grounding ethics in empathy fails to account for normative ideals like autonomy, respect, and universal equality, a viable path towards an empathetic ethic advancing those values is presented. In the first step, the normative entailments of dialogic interpretation are articulated and correlated with Kantian ideals to define the goalposts.… Read more
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(Original title: Estetický rozmer filozofických diel (s dôrazom na opis klasického a inverzného modelu funkčnej konfigurácie vo filozofii))
Filozofia, 81 (2026), 1, 51 - 65.Abstract
This paper describes the classic, contamination, and inverse models of functional configuration in philosophical works. Methodologically and terminologically, it draws on ideas from Czech structural aesthetics, which can systematically explain the aesthetic dimension of philosophical works without bringing them into the realm of art. Through the interpretation of… Read more
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