The concept of human nature according to Hannah Arendt and Margaret Archer Cover Image

Koncepcja natury ludzkiej według Hannah Arendt i Magaret Archer
The concept of human nature according to Hannah Arendt and Margaret Archer

Author(s): Cezary Gembarzewski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo OR TWP w Szczecinie
Keywords: postmodernism; social constructivism; social realism; polis

Summary/Abstract: Despite some differences, there are similarities in the social concepts of Hannah Arendt and Margaret Archer. The latter sees the problem of postmodernism and mass society. People without tradition become one-dimensional. The problem is the lack of values and moral relativism. Archer also criticizes social constructivism. We are part of society, but we are also autonomous beings. She proposes social realism. It would be an alternative to a postmodernism. We have both rights and obligations to society. Arendt's views are similar. In them she alludes to the ideal of polis. For her, both individual freedom and social pluralism are important. We create public space and work together. You cannot act and create cultural goods outside society. Postmodernism and consumerism are a threat to a high culture. Liberalism means a false freedom. For both Arendt and Archer, culture and society are inseparable. Culture is a part of society. There are eternal symbols rooted in our culture and religion. They are about our humanity.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-89
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English, Polish
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