Why personalism is not and cannot become a Sunday afternoon philosophy Cover Image

Dlaczego personalizm nie jest i nie może stać się filozofią niedzielnego popołudnia
Why personalism is not and cannot become a Sunday afternoon philosophy

Author(s): Anna Drabarek
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: personalism; person; ontological mistrust; individualism; transcendence; tragic optimism; freedom

Summary/Abstract: How can we agree about man? Neither a philosophy of existence, which emphasizes individualism so much that it borders on pathology, nor utilitarianism, which reifies man locked in the trap of enhanced usability, can offer a solution. E. Mounier’s personalism helps man get rid of the sense of alienation and meaninglessness of life. The three-dimensional perspective through which E. Mounier perceives man, involving the individual, social and spiritual dimensions, shows us that the existence of other people and transcendence does not limit our freedom; on the contrary, it helps develop in us a sense of responsibility and interpersonal relationships.

  • Issue Year: 48/2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 97-108
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish