...and I would like it all again

Title in English: ...and I would like it all again. Philosophical settlement with a pessimistic world view

VLADIMÍR KUBEŠ

The memoirs of the distinguished legal philosopher and theorist Professor Vladimír Kubeš (1908–1991) offer a unique testimony to the life and work of a scholar whose career was profoundly shaped by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Written in the late 1970s and 1980s, the text captures not only Kubeš’s dramatic personal and professional journey, but also his enduring optimism and philosophically grounded outlook that enabled him to withstand injustice and hardship.

This second edition, published here for the first time in its uncensored form, restores passages deliberately omitted from the 1994 edition, including Kubeš’s critical reflections on his relationship with legal theorist Ota Weinberger. The volume has been newly revised for language and style, enriched with previously unpublished photographs and documents, a concise biographical overview, and a personal index.

The book thus serves both as a valuable historical source on the history of Czech legal scholarship and as an inspiring philosophical testimony of a man who, despite profound adversity, preserved his faith in the value of human existence and his unshakable optimism.