Holism, individualism, personalism: from Platonic dualism to the dispute over a source and status of human individuality (N. Elias, I. Berlin, R. Rorty) Cover Image

Holizm, indywidualizm, personalizm: od dualizmu platońskiego do sporu o źródło i status ludzkiej jednostkowości (N. Elias, I. Berlin, R. Rorty)
Holism, individualism, personalism: from Platonic dualism to the dispute over a source and status of human individuality (N. Elias, I. Berlin, R. Rorty)

Author(s): Zbigniew Ambożewicz
Subject(s): Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Existentialism, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Hermeneutics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: dualism; holism; Immanuel Kant; individualism; Isaiah Berlin; Norbert Elias; personalism; Richard Rorty

Summary/Abstract: Individualism as a way of feeling and comprehension of reality has been a basic element of Western civilization for a long time. In 20th century individualism was criticized by personalism and similar currents. I shall point to the dualistic source (Platonic, Christian, Cartesian and Kantian) of the personalist criticism of individualism which also was, in my opinion, more or less apparent inspiration of later sociological and social-anthropological research on relationships between individual and society. I also try to answer what the social or ontological status of commonly accepted modern individualistic values is.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 89-108
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish