Analiza krytyczna idei postępu historycznego
A Critical Analysis of the Idea of Historical Progress

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a critical analysis of the idea of historical progress. The analogy between that idea and the notion of progress in individual lives, as well as its axiological context, is demonstrated. The necessary conditions for a practical realization of this idea are also indicated. Progress itself is defined as an axiological increase in the harmonization of different life practices. The article concludes that the idea of progress cannot be lawfully applied to the historical process, because in history there is no singular subject that might consciously and deliberately harmonize various areas of that which is historical.

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