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Dwa spojrzenia na badania nad pozytywnymi zjawiskami społecznymi
Two perspectives on the research on positive social phenomena

Author(s): Grzegorz Pyszczek
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Instytut Profilaktyki Społecznej i Resocjalizacji UW
Keywords: positive social phenomena; a concept of positive deviance; a concept of virtue

Summary/Abstract: The article presents two concepts related to positive social phenomena. The first, sociological, is the one of positive deviance forged by Jerzy Kwaśniewski. The second, developed on philosophical grounds, under the aretaic turn approach, is the one of virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. We analyze both concepts in a comparative perspective, showing their reciprocal differences and similarities.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 53-73
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish