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Wątki filozoficzne w dramatach Karola Wojtyły
Philosophical Motifs in the Plays of Karol Wojtyła

Author(s): Tomasz Górka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Karol Wojtyła; person; freedom; love; community; experience

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify, in the plays written by Karol Wojtyła, those scenes, problems and themes which are also present, albeit in a different form, in his scholarly output. To achieve this aim, a method of analysis and comparison was adopted: the author looked for common motifs present in Wojtyła’s dramas and in his philosophical works, while keeping in mind the differences between these two areas of intellectual activity, and especially their specific language. The result of this research is the discovery of the following themes and problems addressed by Wojtyła, both as a playwright and as a philosopher: human development, maturity, and one’s fulfilment as a person, i.e. as a rational and free being open to interpersonal relationships and capable of creating a community; love in its different manifestations, particularly spousal love; and the human being as the general cognitive focus of reflection based on broadly understood experiences.

  • Issue Year: 68/2020
  • Issue No: 1S
  • Page Range: 137-152
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish