The Consequences of the Anthropological Mistake According to Karol Wojtyła
The Consequences of the Anthropological Mistake According to Karol Wojtyła

Summary/Abstract: The “anthropological mistake” is of critical importance to the thought of Karol Wojtyla. It is a concept which establishes a process by which philosophical-anthropological perspectives can be critiqued and identified as presenting an erroneous view of the nature of man. Using this philosophical mindset, and following Wojtyla’s works and areas of concern, this article critiques certain philosophical positions and ideologies for presenting an incorrect view of the nature and identity of man. Particular attention is given to reductive concepts of man in knowledge concerning man, reductive concepts of community in politics and social life, and reductive concepts of the goal of human life in morality and ethics. Critiques made follow the critiques of Wojtyla, or employ the thought of Wojtyla in critiquing certain ideologies contemporary to this article itself. This work follows and continues the endeavors of an article previously published in this journal entitled The Forms of the Anthropological Mistake According to Major Works of Karol Wojtyła.

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