Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:36:25 +0200Ivan Chvatík: They even interrogated Patočka in the hospitalhttps://english.radio.cz/ivan-chvatik-they-even-interrogated-patocka-hospital-8764713© 2026 Radio Prague International Ivan Chvatík worked closely with Jan Patočka, helping organise underground seminars for the great Czech philosopher, and since his death has done more than anybody to keep his legacy alive. Chvatík himself came to philosophy after studying nuclear physics and was also involved in the advent of computing in communist Czechoslovakia. Today an active 81-year-old, the head of the Jan Patočka Archive shared some stories from his fascinating life during a recent interview at our studios. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/8d9f55fa4178add088cad155f0a23604.png?timestamp=1666254026 Ivan Chvatík: They even interrogated Patočka in the hospital https://english.radio.cz/ivan-chvatik-they-even-interrogated-patocka-hospital-8764713 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9