Humanizm. Idee, nurty i paradygmaty humanistyczne w kulturze polskiej
Humanism. Ideas, Trends and Paradigms in Polish Culture

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the text is to characterise the project “Humanizm. Idee, nurty i paradygmaty humanistyczne w kulturze polskiej” („Humanism. Ideas, Trends and Paradigms in Polish Culture”) carried out in the years 2007–2011 under supervision of Professor Alina Nowicka-Jeżowa. Most outstanding Polish scholars contributed to the project in question, which resulted in three series of publications issued by Neriton Publishing House from 2008 to 2011, namely a series of 11 monographs entitled “Syntezy” (“Syntheses”) edited by the project’s supervisor, a series of critical editions “Inedita” (“Unpublished Papers”) edited by Roman Mazurkiewicz, and a series “Polonica” (“Publications Referring to Polish Affairs”) supervised by Dariusz Chemperek. Next, the paper presents the most crucial ideological assumptions set forth by Nowicka-Jeżowa in the article “Nurty humanistyczne w kulturze polskiej. Perspektywy historii idei” (“Humanistic Trends in Polish Culture. Perspectives in the History of Ideas”) from the first volume of “Syntheses” entitled “Humanitas. Projekty antropologii humanistycznej” (“Humanitas. Projects of Humanistic Anthropology”) (part one: “Paradygmaty – tradycje – profile historyczne”. Warszawa 2009–2010 <”Paradigms – traditions – historical profiles”. Warsaw 2009–2010>). The author of the text develops most crucial issues of this project, such as dignity and value of human being, its creative activity, pointing at the same time at Middle Ages as at the epoch from which such reflection was not absent.

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