Czynniki narodowy i państwowy w rozwoju moralnym człowieka a problem patriotyzmu. Refleksja w oparciu o myśl pedagogiczną Jacka Woronieckiego OP (1878–1949) – konteksty współczesne
National and State Factors in Man’s Moral Development and the Problem of Patriotism. Reflections based on the Pedagogical Thought of Friar Jacek Woroniecki (1878–1949): Contemporary contexts

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to interpret Jacek Woroniecki’s concept of “nation” and “state” in the contemporary contexts of globalisation and cultural integration with a view to re-defining patriotism. The article consists of three parts. Part 1 poses the question about the importance of a nation and a state for man’s life. Part 2 discusses the issue of national tradition seen as a controversial factor of modern patriotism. Part 3 presents Woroniecki’s ontology of the nation and the state. Raising these important topics provides the author with an opportunity to popularise the thoughts of the Polish educator. Following the analysis, the article demonstrates that the concept of contemporary patriotism should not only take into account the cultural factor, but also that it should not juxtapose it with the legislative one. It argues that both types of communities, i.e. the nation and the state, affect the development of man’s personal identity and social activities. To be more specific, the nation and the state use different, albeit complementary, means in educating the individual: while the nation exerts influence on the character of the members of the community through customs, the state cares about laws. By clarifying the ontic determinants of both social formations, the article reveals the fundamental principle of their existence, i.e. moral education of the individual. This principle is of universal significance and it can be helpful in re-defining patriotism in a way suitable to the needs of contemporary culture.

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