Rola uniwersytetu w kulturze w ujęciu Mieczysława A. Krąpca OP
The role of university in culture according to M. A. Krąpiec OP

Summary/Abstract: The article considers M. A. Krąpiec’s conception of university. His philosophy of university can be called personalistic. It earns importance especially these days, as men have to deal with the crisis of humanistic knowledge, on the one hand, and with the mass higher education, on the other. Krąpiec underlines the humanistic function of university in society and culture. This function not only refers to personalistic bases of university, but also gives the sense of a purpose to other assignments of university: advancing science and teaching, forming intelligentsia, training the professional, spreading knowledge, and promoting culture. The undertaken considerations focus on the following issues: 1) anthropological and cultural reflections, concentrated on the problem of man and culture; 2) the problem of philosophy as a fundamental form of scientific knowledge, and its function in higher education; 3) Krąpiec’s thoughts on the institution of university, especially Catholic university.

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