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Polityczny potencjał człowieka – mądrość, miłość, strach a państwo w refleksji europejskiej
Human Political Potential – Wisom, Love, Fear and State in a European Reflection

Author(s): Piotr Świercz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: greek philosophy; christianity; modernity; wisdom; love; fear

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the essence of the human political potential, interpretated as fundament of human political activity, in European political thought. This problem is exemined in the perspective of paradigms of European tradition: antiquity, Christianity and modernity. After analysis of some sources, representative for above mentioned paradigms, author concludes that, the essence of the political potential is, respectively, wisdom, love and fear.

  • Issue Year: 2/2011
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 11-43
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Polish