Romano Guardini o askéze a moci
Romano Guardini on Asceticism and Power

Summary/Abstract: Man desires to have power and control over the world around him. The advance of science and technology of the last decades gives him a great power. However, he will not be able to rule the world unless he is able to control himself. The article focuses on the changes typical for the end of modernism, especially in the fi eld of comprehension of nature, subjectivity, and culture. The starting point is the theory of Romano Guardini, whose 50th anniversary of death we commemorate this year. According to him, contemporary people face the challenge to find new ethos that would enable them to properly and responsibly use the possibilities related to scientific and technological progress. The way forward depends on the return of a man to reflection and contemplation in order to find a new perspective, to get to know the truth, and to return to the asceticism that would help him to control himself, his physical desires, and to integrate them into his spiritual values. Asceticism is the way to gain power and to establish a responsible government.

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