Doskonałość jako problem moralny w pracach Władysława Tatarkiewicza
Perfection as a Moral Problem in the Works of Władysław Tatarkiewicz

Summary/Abstract: The basis of deliberations is the work by Władysław Tatarkiewicz: On Perfection. The author studied a problem of moral perfection which in philosophy is treated in both ways: as a personality trait of a man that has achieved a maximum level of moral ability or as a goal to which a man should head for. First standpoint refers to Aristotle's philosophy, the second to Plato's. In both cases the way to perfection is a result of an individual effort hence motivations inducing to it are often called perfectionism. Many philosophers point out that reaching individual perfection is impossible due to inner contradictions coming out in this kind of activity. The article also reviews other conceptions of perfection set up in philosophy in the past. In summary the author points at the benefits which people attain by self-perfecting.

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