Neobyčejně krásná koncepce demokracie: polská aktualizace Masarykova politického myšlení
An Extraordinarily Beautiful Conception of Democracy: A Polish Update of Masaryk’s Political Thought

Summary/Abstract: The document is a review essay discussing Marek Bankowicz's book "Masarykova teorie demokracie," which presents Tomáš G. Masaryk as a significant democratic theorist and practitioner. It delves into Masaryk's conception of democracy, emphasizing humanity as its foundation, and portrays democracy not as a power struggle but as a worldview rooted in ethics and religion. The book is characterized as a theoretical work, focusing on Masaryk's statements about democracy within the political, social, and cultural context of his time, rather than in relation to contemporary democratic theories. It also examines the empirical question of how Masaryk's democratic ideals were realized in the Czechoslovak Republic founded in 1918. The review highlights the book's strengths in interpreting Masaryk's thoughts and its contribution to understanding the practical application of his democratic ideals, despite some factual inaccuracies and oversimplifications.

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