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Fanatyzm jako problem wychowawczy
Fanaticism as an educational problem

Author(s): Stanisław Gałkowski, Jan P. Gałkowski
Subject(s): School education, Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: fanaticism; values; philosophy of education; sociology of education;

Summary/Abstract: Education is such an introduction into values thanks to which they become a constant point of reference in action, and in this way the habit of referring to the norms indicated by these values and their application is perpetuated. However, unconditional, ruthless and passionate compliance with the norms is a symptom of fanaticism. Referring to two philosophical concepts, the article is an attempt to answer the question of how to educate people to opt for the values while avoiding shaping a fanatical attitude in the educated person. The approach of L. Kołakowski and R. Rorty, emphasizing the principle of inconsistency, and the approach of A. MacIntyre pointing to the virtue ethics are analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 20/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-58
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish