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W stronę naturalizacji przemocy w polityce
Towards the Naturalization of Violence in Politics

Author(s): Kornel Bielawski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: violence; politics; naturalism; biopsychology; reductionism

Summary/Abstract: Violence is an inherent phenomenon in political processes. Although in commonly used discourses and value systems it is perceived negatively, one cannot deny that it has important social and political functions. In terms of power distribution, violence plays an ordering and hierarchical role. This paper’s objective is to indicate a number of aspects pointing to the naturalistic sources of violence: from the philosophical reflections of the classic thinkers, through the conclusions from the observation of the natural world, to biopsychology. The paper attempts to recognize the foundations of aggressive human behavior, stripped of cultural influences and what can be considered unnatural.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 71-84
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish