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Personalizm jako perspektywa teoretyczna nauk o polityce
Personalism as an Approach in Political Sciences

Author(s): Janusz Węgrzecki
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: dignity anthropology; postmodern anthropology; political sciences; personalism; approach

Summary/Abstract: Social sciences such as political sciences, psychology, and sociology formulate two types of theories: more general approaches and specific theories build within this domain. The article presents dominant approaches in psychology, sociology, and political sciences. In psychology, the approaches include psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanistic psychology. In political sciences, there are seven main approaches: behavioralism, rational choice, institutionalism, feminism, interpretative theory, Marxism, and normative theory. Every approach encompasses many specific theories regarding individual problems. The article defends the idea that we need to accept personalism as an approach in political sciences. There are many studies and theories developed in personalistic approach that legitimate this stance. Next, the article analyzes the dispute over anthropology. The last part contains implications of dignity anthropology to formulate detailed political theories.

  • Issue Year: 19/2022
  • Issue No: 77
  • Page Range: 163-177
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish