Problemy mierzenia tożsamości na przykładzie kolektywnej tożsamości welfare state
Problems of identity measurement example of Collective Identity of Welfare State

Summary/Abstract: The Article is founded on several theses which are pertinent to functions of measurement as a socially organized process. A measurement is social activity which derive from a formal language – mathematics. The language had historical origins where real measuring beings from nature was compared with measured beings which was captured and understood as multiplication of the former. Abstract language of mathematics is heir of this social activity. In processes of social measurement of one’s identity formal language of mathematics is undergoing anthropomorphisation and humanization (it is now interpreted formal language) while beings which are measured conquered on this way some a new numerically rendered being. The letter has broadly acclaimed social acceptance for his precision and possibility of instrumental manipulation. But social identity is a structural-relational totality which we can’t so easy render in quantitative formal language. First of all mathematics is founded on philosophy which have fundamental presupposition – logical atomism. Without the one laws of addition, commutation and distribution would be impossible. Thus quantitative manipulation presuppose ontological deconstruction of social identity on atomic acts which are now undergoing possibility of numerical manipulation. The totality of identity in temporal dimension precede all thinking about quantitative aspect social reality. We can assign quantity to beings of real world if we predate their existence with qualitative naming of the one. Thus pragmatic quantity have only secondary role in measuring of social identity. The Social identity in the article concern a phenomenon of social typization as an objective cultural being which have functions of stabilization of social behaviors. It is a device of identification of social situations in everyday life for their transparency and easiness of social actors. A welfare state as phenomenon of collective social identity have existence of ideal type. The letter is assigned to the welfare state on the way of social typization in processes historical scientific generalization. The article tracing „pains” and troubles of measurement the welfare state social identity and its immanent logical, philosophical and methodological problems.

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