Can the Categories Defined by Maria Ossowska Help, and if so How, in Analysis of Ethical Discourse in Present-day Poland? Cover Image

Czy kategorie wypracowane przez Marię Ossowską mogą pomóc - i jak - w analizie dyskursu etycznego w Polsce współczesnej?
Can the Categories Defined by Maria Ossowska Help, and if so How, in Analysis of Ethical Discourse in Present-day Poland?

Author(s): Dorota Żurkowska
Published by: Instytut Stosowanych Nauk Społecznych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: altruism; egoism; sociology of morality; prosocial behaviour

Summary/Abstract: This articles considers the topicality of categories defined by Maria Ossowska, and the options for applying them, in the context of analysis of ethical discourse in present-day Poland. In order to reveal their potential and compatibility for the social reality of today, the categories of altruism and egoism will be used for interpreting the findings of research regarding the social activeness of Poles in the year 2014.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 18 (2a)
  • Page Range: 223-235
  • Page Count: 13