Neostoicismus v českých zemích: možnosti zkoumání recepce Justa Lipsia

The article summarises the current state of knowledge concerning the reception of the neo-Stoic philosophy of the Flemish humanist Justus Lipsius in the Czech lands during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It identifies previously unused sources and outlines guidelines for future in-depth research into this phenomenon. The study offers a theoretical reflection on different modes of reception and evaluates the potential of various types of evidence, including correspondence, annotated copies of Lipsius’s seminal dialogue De constantia (1584) found in bourgeois, ecclesiastical, and aristocratic libraries, the Czech translation of Lipsius’s work by Krytof Mathebaeus Bohdaneck, the use of Lipsian theses in disputations at the University of Prague, and the direct inspiration drawn from Lipsius by Mikul Troilus, Caspar Ambrosius, Jan Amos Comenius, and Bohuslav Balbn. The principal aim of the article is to review existing knowledge about Lipsius’s reception in the Czech milieu and to propose methodological approaches for its further investigation.