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Hannah Arendt's concept of thought and action
Štech, Daniel ; Kouba, Pavel (advisor) ; Němec, Václav (referee)
The present thesis follows the distinction made by Hannah Arendt between the life of the mind and vita activa. In her earlier writings, Arendt presents acting in concert as a supreme human possibility. The devaluation of active life in the Western tradition is seen as related to the subordination of the experience of action to the experience of thought, which presupposes a turning away from the world of phenomena and plurality. With respect to the ability to act, Arendt understands thought as marginal or even detrimental. On this note, she contrasts thought with opinion, a specifically political attitude bound to the experience of action and plurality. Following the process with Eichmann, however, this image saw a revision. With the collapse of the public sphere, the dependence of the ability to tell right from wrong on the activity of thought became more prominent. Subsequent considerations therefore shift to the sphere of the mind. In the light of the corpus of Arendt's works, the present thesis enquires into the nature of mental acts required for adequate action. The first part presents political thought within the situation of plurality. The second part takes into account the collapse of the public sphere and deals with the uneasy relationship between thought and the ability to relate to the common...
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The current development of the extreme right and anti-immigration movement in the Czech Republic.
Štěch, Daniel ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the issue of the current extreme right parties and the anti- immigration movements. The thesis is diveded into two parts. The first one desribes important theoretical terms dealing with the fundamental pillars of the extreme right and anti-Islamist policy, which accompanies the monothematic anti-immigration movements. The second one is devoted to specific subjects of extreme right and anti-immigration scene in Czech Republic. Namely the Narodni demokracie, Delnicka strana socialni spravedlnosti, Czech Defence League, Islam v CR nechceme with all its successors and Usvit narodni koalice. The comparison of individual case studies based on the theoretical knowledge helps to answer the question wether or not the anti-immigration movements with its programs and activities belongs to extreme right. Additional information is provided through an analysis of mutual withdrawals and a list of possible reasons for non-co-operation. Keywords Anti-immigration movement, extreme right, Martin Konvicka, Tomio Okamura, Národní demokracie, Islám v ČR nechceme, Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti, Úsvit národní koalice
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Appointing Jiří Rusnok's cabinet: an analysis of the rise of a presidential cabinet
Štěch, Daniel ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
The thesis is concerned with the appointing government of Jiří Rusnok and with the analysis of formation of this presidential cabinet. The first part deals with the theoretical basics and it explains fundamental terms. In the second part, the way of creating caretaker government, with all its consequences, is displayed. The similarities and differences between former caretaker governments are compared. The thesis observes whether the steps that Miloš Zeman took have led to the shift from the parliamentary system to the semi-presidential system. According to the analysis, I draw a conclusion that it really happened. He enforced his Prime Minister without previous agreement with parliament parties, and he ignored the coalition that declared a parliament majority. The president did not take into consideration the customs that has been applied to date. Based on the legitimacy given him by direct election, he decided that his policy is the best for the country and his voters. Keywords Vote of confidence, Jiří Rusnok, Miloš Zeman, presidential cabinet, caretaker government, constitutional competence, constitutional practice.
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Hannah Arendt's concept of thought and action
Štech, Daniel ; Němec, Václav (referee) ; Kouba, Pavel (advisor)
The present thesis follows the distinction made by Hannah Arendt between the life of the mind and vita activa. In her earlier writings, Arendt presents acting in concert as a supreme human possibility. The devaluation of active life in the Western tradition is seen as related to the subordination of the experience of action to the experience of thought, which presupposes a turning away from the world of phenomena and plurality. With respect to the ability to act, Arendt understands thought as marginal or even detrimental. On this note, she contrasts thought with opinion, a specifically political attitude bound to the experience of action and plurality. Following the process with Eichmann, however, this image saw a revision. With the collapse of the public sphere, the dependence of the ability to tell right from wrong on the activity of thought became more prominent. Subsequent considerations therefore shift to the sphere of the mind. In the light of the corpus of Arendt's works, the present thesis enquires into the nature of mental acts required for adequate action. The first part presents political thought within the situation of plurality. The second part takes into account the collapse of the public sphere and deals with the uneasy relationship between thought and the ability to relate to the common...
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