Metaphysics of the Horizon as the Metaphysics of Being

Reception of Emerich Coreth in Croatia

Abstract

It is the aim of this article to acquaint the Croatian philosophical community with the renowned philosopher Emerich Coreth (1919-2006) who died recently and who had been a man of importance in the cultural life of Austria. Aside from his academic activities he held the position of rector at the University of Innsbruck for two mandates. This essay strives to portray the etiology of Coreth's thought. Prompted by J. Marechal as well as classical German idealism, Kant and Heidegger, Coreth developed the tenets of classical metaphysics, and these play a significant role in the illumination of topics dealing with philosophical anthropology. Also, the author has endeavoured to present the pillars of Coreth's thought by analyzing some of his articles that were published in Croatia, but has also expanded his analysis by adding material dealing with Coreth's well-known works.