Recepcia národa a národnej dynamiky v diele Alexandra Hirnera
Reception of Nation and National Dynamics in the Work of Alexander Hirner

Summary/Abstract: Reception of Nation and National Dynamics in the Work of Alexander Hirner. The study takes a closer look at the historical issues, related to the personality of a leading Slovak sociologist, Alexander Hirner. The subject of the research is the expression of a nation and national dynamics, that are indivisible parts of a broad sociological program of mentioned author. The first part of a study is dedicated to the analysis of nation as a sociological and personal challenge, where is pointed at Hirner’s interest of given issues in his personal and scientific dimension related to key life events related to historical facts of Slovak nation. The primary path of Hirner’s project is the analysis of a vital cycle of a national life, what is divided in the text into 2 parts. They are tracking down the evolution of Hirner’s consideration of genesis of his own nation, his structural parts and dynamics. The conception of a nation as a vital whole is a reflection of primary methodological approaches to the problem of a nation, for which took Hirner inspirations in the works of Slovak rationalism enlightenment representatives, particularly Ján Feješ. Methodological approach of Hirner was formed at the beginning under the influence of discursion with neoorganicists, critics of voluntaristic approaches, with the accent on the need of humanistic dimension. The accent is given to the vitalism as the attribute of genesis of national life. The difficulties with the definition of a nation as a sociological category are also shown, and also the relationship of an individual and national collectivity is emphasized. Hirner consequently forms his conception to the comprehending of a nation as a global social system, that is evolving under the influence of natural law. The methodological source is the application of system theory, with the accent to the self-regulation attributes, complexity, hierarchisation, determination of structural and functional components. In a context of large cultural movement is understood the mechanism of preserving the national specifics under the conditions of threat by the power usurpation and its political-philosophical warrant. The study works with the materials of A. Hirner to get closer at least the part of sociological heritage of the author not anymore alive, whose work time did no harm. Sociológia 2000 Vol 32 (No. 6: 539-554)

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