Joseph Conrad: obszary transcendencji – spór o moralny wymiar sztuki
Joseph Conrad: Areas of Transcendence - a Dispute over the Moral Dimension of Art

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article was to detail the problem posed by various Authors addressing the subject of the relationship between art and morality within different fields of philosophy and culture. My treatment has been limited to the views of the great English-language writer Joseph Conrad [Korzeniowski]. In his novels, based on his own rich experiences as a sailor and the accounts of his travel companions, he referred to extreme situations in which man, despite difficulties and even hopeless situations, managed not to succumb to pressure while preserving his human dignity. These were situations in which ethics prevailed over nature and the environment, where there was no justification for evil or wickedness, despite the high price to be paid. Finding situations and characters in which the drama of choice took place was the main axis, or rather the heart, of most of Conrad’s works. Since morality is a dimension of mainly human life, Conrad’s works are still a field of inspiration and admiration for thinking and morally sensitive people. It is a field of transgressing both oneself and one’s surroundings, but in the name of the highest values.

• Details
• Contents