Wolność w myśleniu Tomasza G. Masaryka
Freedom in Political Thought of Thomas G. Masaryk

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes paradoxes concerning the notion of freedom in Thomas G. Masaryk’s political philosophy. The Czech president and statesman has become a symbol not only for his countrymen but also personified the democratic ideal for citizens of many countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the United States and Western Europe. However, his “democratism” had very special marks, making it easy to misinterpret the ideas he proclaimed. Masaryk expressed his conviction about the duty of strict linking of free choice with a reasonably recognized good, which transferred the center of gravity in defining the democratic system from liberalism to ethics.

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