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Philosophical Anthropology and Ethics in the Thought of Karol Wojtyła
Philosophical Anthropology and Ethics in the Thought of Karol Wojtyła

Author(s): Grzegorz Hołub
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: International Étienne Gilson Society
Keywords: Karol Wojtyła; human person; philosophical anthropology; ethics; personalism

Summary/Abstract: This article concerns the way of philosophizing by Karol Wojtyła; a special emphasis is put on the relation between philosophical anthropology and ethics in his thought. The Polish thinker was active in both of them and it seems initially that ethics was his main area of expertise. However, a close examination of select works of Wojtyła confirms that philosophical anthropology was his main field. He was interested in how the person is revealed in his acts, including moral acts. Thus, the person as such remains at the center of attention and reflection of the thinker and his involvement in ethics was to demonstrate how that person matures on the dynamic level. Karol Wojtyła is pre-eminently a philosopher of the human person.

  • Issue Year: 11/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 145-161
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English
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