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Kontroświeceniowcy z III Rzeczypospolitej. Rekonesans
Counter-Enlightenment in the Third Republic of Poland: A Reconnaissance

Author(s): Michał Kuziak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Enlightenment; anti-Enlightenment; conservatism; modernization; modernity

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the anti-Enlightenment discourse that has emerged in Polandsince the mid-1990s among right-wing circles, both in journalism and academic works.The author examines the main arguments and the development of this discourse, fromworldview declarations to political statements. The anti-Enlightenment thought thathas emerged in Poland has become an important foundation of the right-wing culturalhegemony. Based on this overview, the author asks about the shape of the PolishEnlightenment and Polish modernization.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 310-327
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish