Wokół wybranych wątków filozofii moralnej Josepha Raza. Część I
Around Selected Themes in the Moral Philosophy of Joseph Raz: Part I

Summary/Abstract: One of the most eminent contemporary legal philosophers, Joseph Raz, made significant contri-butions not only to the aforementioned discipline, but also to political philosophy and moral phi-losophy, the three branches which, in his view, contribute to practical philosophy. J. Raz’s achieve-ments in the latter two areas are less familiar to the Polish reader than his concepts in the field ofjurisprudence, all the more so because none of his works, which are part of the aforementioned,more general fields, is translated into Polish. The present essay is devoted to the key threads ofthe thinker’s inquiries in the field of moral philosophy. The reconstruction made of J. Raz’s viewstakes into account the following ideas: his original version of ethical pluralism, the concept ofconstitutive incommensurability, a specific understanding of the universality of values, the thesisof their social dependence, and the concepts of personal sense and personal attachment. Theinterpretation of the Oxford philosopher’s reflections is enriched by two digressions, referring,in turn, to Charles Taylor’s critique of the instrumental way of life and to Ronald Dworkin’s un-derlying jurisprudence of ethical monism. From the reflections of the protagonist of the essay,arguments can be derived that challenge the theses of the two aforementioned thinkers.The presentation and analysis of the key themes of J. Raz’s moral philosophy is complement-ed by the author’s reminiscences of her meetings and conversations with the Oxford scholar.

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