The crisis of modern man in the light of Masaryk’s national philosophy

Abstract From the very beginnings of his thought, Thomas Garrigue Masaryk was convinced that modern man, and likewise culturally politically emancipated Czech nation, in a deep existential crisis closely linked with spread irreligiosity. gradually came to believe this could be positively overcome on two levels. On theoretical level, he relied specific classification systematization sciences. practical which directly based notion positive sciences strictly rational scientific approach, it matter developing new direction method, characteristically conceived as realism. eve First World War, Masaryk’s position became understandably radicalized. He distanced himself from more objectivist view religion countered theism philosophical anthropism .