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Totalitaryzm jako zjawisko demaskujące
Totalitarianism as an exposing phenomenon

Remarks on Józef Tischner’s understanding of totalitarianism

Author(s): Anna Siwek
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: totalitarianism;Jozef Tischner;politics;evil;ethics;

Summary/Abstract: The author describes the perspective on the phenomenon of totalitarianism held by Jozef Tischner, who, although intrigued by politics and its manifestations, never saw a space for positive human activity in it. In his endeavor to investigate the problems faced by an individual sensitive to the ethical dimension of their life, he used to describe totalitarian experiences as those revealing the negative phenomena in the interpersonal world. It is for this reason that his reflection on totalitarianism has little in common with analyses carried out on the grounds of political sciences, which are focused on descriptions of the structures of a totalitarian state.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 57-68
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish