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Godność osoby – implikacje na polu wychowawczym
Human Dignity – Educational Implications

Author(s): Bogdan Stańkowski
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)

Summary/Abstract: The following article tries to describe what is human dignity and which are its repercussions in education. The first part presents the idea of the human dignity as an ontological value which is supreme and belongs only to the human being. Only a man possesses this ability to contemplate his own existence. The other part of this article describes problems connected with educating students to be aware of their responsibility to form their own personal dignity. Human dignity does not depends on biological, psychological or social characteristics. It represents a value which should be discovered ed promoted in education. It leads undoubtedly to live consciously putting on the first place student’s dignity.

  • Issue Year: 25/2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 341-352
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish