Pojęcie narodu w poglądach Claude’a-Henriego de Saint-Simona
The Concept of a Nation in Views of Claude-Henri de Saint-Simon

Summary/Abstract: The article reconstructs Claude-Henri de Saint-Simon’s views on nations and discusses the place of the concept of nation in his political projects. Saint-Simon rejected the view that the nation is the most important form of human organisation and everyone is obliged to protect the uniqueness of the community to which he or she belongs. He argued that the state, and not biological factors, plays a crucial role in the creation of nations. Political institutions are required to consolidate any community. According to him, all citizens who are engaged in productive work create national identity. Saint-Simon envisaged unification of Europe on the basis of an “industrial society”, which would contribute to the emergence of “new Europeans”.

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