Philosophical Humanity
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What becomes of humanity when technology, globalization, and political fracture threaten to dissolve its very meaning? Philosophical Humanity takes up this question with urgency and depth. Algis Mickūnas and Žilvinas Svigaris argue that even when philosophy declares the idea of essence obsolete, the search for what defines us remains unavoidable. Their inquiry moves from classical logos to artificial intelligence, from myth and literature to the fragile state of democracy, showing how philosophy can still orient us when communities neglect education and human dignity is at risk. This book presents philosophy not as a remote theory but as a living practice that resists reduction to systems of power and opens the possibility of responsibility, culture, and shared life. |
Algis Mickūnas is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Ohio University and a founding figure in phenomenological research in the United States. In his formative years, he studied with Ludwig Landgrebe and Eugen Fink, both prominent students of Edmund Husserl. He has published extensively on transcendental philosophy, intercultural dialogue, and the ontology of experience.
Žilvinas Svigaris is a philosopher based in Vilnius, Lithuania, whose work focuses on phenomenology, comparative philosophy, and the philosophy of culture. He has published on time-consciousness, embodiment, and Eastern thought in both academic and public forums.
ISBN 978-606-697-186-7 (paperback)
ISBN 978-606-697-187-4 (electronic)
See also: Algis MICKŪNAS, Žilvinas SVIGARIS, Living Time (Zeta Books, 2025)
