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Filozofia a problem uchodźców w Niemczech
Philosophy and the Refugee Problem in Germany

Author(s): Jan P. Hudzik
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Governance, Social differentiation, Migration Studies
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: refugees; Germany; critical philosophy; human rights; hospitality; identity discourse;

Summary/Abstract: The latest public debate over refugees in Germany focuses on issues such as the relations between the nation and modern multi-ethnic society, the state and other institutions and their responsibilities to protect human rights, as well as feelings of anxiety and fear produced by cultural otherness. Hudzik presents a selection of critical voices in this debate, considering the relevance of social philosophy from a hermeneutic point of view, its critical power to interfere with the public sphere and the politics of the state. Hudzik also invokes MacIntyre’s notion of the relationships between theory and practice, as well as his idea of critical thinking. The starting point for the German discussion is Kant’s practical philosophy, which includes his understanding of the human rights of refugees.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 280-300
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish