Arguments concerning human nature in public discourse. Some remarks in the context of the arguments employed during the recent debate on the legalization  of partnerships (civil unions Cover Image

0 argumentach z natury ludzkiej w dyskursie publicznym. Kilka uwag w kontekście przeszłych argumentów z debaty o tzw. legalizacji związków partnerskich
Arguments concerning human nature in public discourse. Some remarks in the context of the arguments employed during the recent debate on the legalization of partnerships (civil unions

Author(s): Paweł Polaczuk
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: legalization of partnerships; public discourse; human nature

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to outline the significance ofthe category of human nature, as variously understood, in both public and moral discourse. The first part is devoted to the category of human nature with respect to political philosophy. It presents the classical conceptualizations of human nature and their implications for modern poli- tical philosophy. This part of the paper also contains remarks concerning the require- ment of compatibility with human nature in ethical discourse. The second part focuses on the category of human nature in recent public discourse on the legal acceptance of partnerships in Poland. The author argues that this discourse was specifically oriented towardsits incompatibility with human nature (instead of acom- patibility with nature or those limitations a human being is subject to). Moreover, the author signals some doubts as to the character of any allegations concerning the incompatibility of partnerships with nature.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 275-288
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish