Kim jest człowiek? Girard i Patočka o podnoszeniu się z upadku

Abstract

This article studies the philosophical connection between Ren´e Girard and Jan Patočka. It examines the ethical and anthropological perspectives of both philosophers. To illustrate this, the author re-reads the Biblical story about the adulterous woman and the symbolism of the first stone, then, on the basis of this story, he shows the specificity of the Gospel’s ethics in relation to mythology and demonism present in archaic cultures. The paper also analyzes fundamental ethical concepts like violence, desire ("epithymia"), responsibility and "mimesis".