FROM HANNAH ARENDT TO ARISTOTLE

Autor rekonstruira put kojim je Ante Pažanin došao do praktične filozofije, koju od tada stalno zagovara i razlaže. Osnovni poticaj dobio je od Hanne Arendt i njezina djela Vita activa. To se djelo oslanja na analizu triju oblika života – teorijskog, praktičnog i poietičkog. Pažanin s velikom pažnjom povezuje djelovanje (praksu) s političkim životom i pokazuje kako je nije moguće nadomjestiti ni znanstveno-tehničkim spoznajama, a ni čisto filozofijskom spekulacijom. Autor ocjenjuje velikom zaslugom Pažaninovom to što je ukazao na specifičnost praktično-političkoga djelovanja, ali smatra da nije dovoljno ostati samo na rehabilitaciji Aristotela, nego je s obzirom na situaciju modernoga svijeta potrebno izgraditi i pojam političkoga. To u strogom smislu Pažanin nije shvaćao kao svoju zadaću.The author retraces the steps that brought Pažanin to the practical philosophy which he went on to constantly advocate and elaborate. He got the key stimulus from Hannah Arendt and her work Vita activa. The latter is based on an analysis of three forms of life – theoretical, practical and poietic. Pažanin establishes very studiously a connection between activity (practice) and political life, and he shows that neither scientific-technical insights nor pure philosophical speculation can be substitutes for practice. In the author’s judgement, credit belongs to Pažanin for pointing out the distinctiveness of practical political activity. On the other hand, he deems that it is not enough to be satisfied with mere rehabilitation of Aristotle. Instead, in view of the situation in the modern world, it is also necessary to construct the concept of the political. Pažanin did not perceive this endeavour, in the strict sense, as part of his task