This paper examines Karl Jaspers' conceptualization and critique of the traditional distinction between subject and object. Jaspers views this phenomenon, known as "Subjekt-Objekt-Spaltung" (subject-object split), not as a natural foundation of human knowledge, but rather as a burden or even a fundamental flaw in our thinking. According to Jaspers, this division is a secondary, subsequent process that obscures an original, undifferentiated unity of being. The text analyzes Jaspers' conviction that a state of non-distinction represents something primordial and unspoiled, whereas the categorization of the world into a perceiving subject and a perceived object is a manifestation of alienation from original reality. This perspective invites a reassessment of fundamental epistemological structures and a search for ways to understand existence outside the framework of classical dualism. Jaspers thus opens up space for exploring the limits of human consciousness and the way our thought categories shape our perception of the world, emphasizing the need to return to a more immediate experience of being.
[Jaspers a rozlišování mezi „subjektem“ a „objektem“]
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[Jaspers a rozlišování mezi „subjektem“ a „objektem“]
Někteří myslitelé (zejména např. Karl Jaspers, ale i mnozí jiní) považují celkem běžné rozlišování mezi „subjektem“ a „objektem“ za jakési zatížení a snad přímo chybu či hřích našeho myšlení; Jaspers třeba mluví o „Subjekt-Objekt-Spaltung“, jako by šlo o něco zřejmě druhotného, dodatečného, tedy jako by nerozlišení mezi obojím bylo naopak čímsi původním, ještě neovlivněným (a tedy nepokaženým).
(Písek, 131203–2)