Filozofia kultury polskiej w ujęciu Mieczysława A. Krąpca OP
The philosophy of the Polish culture by Mieczysław A. Krąpiec OP

Summary/Abstract: Among recent philosophers interested in the Polish culture, Mieczysław Albert Krąpiec OP does occupy a prominent place. He devotes his attention to the Polish specificity in his stricte philosophical works, as well as in his appearances in the popular journalism. His philosophy is significantly featured by endeavoring to discover constitutive factors of the object of explanation. His analyses then do not point towards studying individual manifestations of what the Polish is, but do give the ultimate explanation first to the essence of the Polish culture, secondly to reasons of its existence, thirdly to its relation to truth, good, beauty, and sainthood. In the light of Krąpiec’s thought the Polish culture is a type of the common Christian culture specified by rational and emotional freedom, tolerance, and openness. As its reasons he indicates specific personal, environmental, and historical factors. In its relation to what is transcendental the Polish culture reveals its national (non tribal) character that predisposes it not only to participating in the intercultural dialog, but also to having its contribution to the cultural achievement of humanity.

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