Nadmiar czy niedostatek badań nad myślą polityczną. Mistrzowie drugiego planu: o intelektualnym zapleczu Narodowej Demokracji 1918-1939
Excess or deficit of research on political thought. Masters of the second plan: on the intellectual background of National Democracy 1918-1939

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of the article is to research on the subject of political thought of National Democracy. The assumption concerns the issue of the lack of knowledge about the creators and propagators of national ideas and values, who were not part of the strict party leadership. Among them were scientists, journalists, writers, teachers, economic activists, and people who had the opportunity to influence the broader social environment. The ideological activity of the “masters of the second plan” has been outside the sphere of research on the mainstream of political thought. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The assumption was that a group of non-episodic, but not major, thinkers played an important role in creating the ideological space of National Democracy. The research methods are consistent with the convention of scientific exploration of political thought according to Quentin Skinner. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The introductory considerations presented the political strategy of National Democracy in building an intellectual background of political thought. Attention was drawn to the importance of representatives of science who contributed to the national ideology. The following considerations focused on detailed data on the exemplary role of intellectuals in the political discourse of interwar Poland. RESEARCH RESULTS: The article shows that talented members and supporters of National Democracy, representing various fields of scientific creativity, contributed to the creation and strengthening of political thought. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The literature on the subject has so far been mainly interested in political leaders who are also ideologists of National Democracy. The article draws attention to the important role of secondary thinkers. These were outstanding intellectuals, members of the academic world, who enriched political thought with the results of their own research from various fields of science.

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