Racjonalność i życzliwość
Rationality and benevolence

An introduction to Stanisław Filipowicz’s academic career

Author(s): Maciej Kassner
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Security and defense
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Stanisław Filipowicz; democracy; Enlightenment; political science; interpretation
Summary/Abstract: The article traces the trajectory of Stanisław Filipowicz’s scientific career. Topics covered include his books and articles on Polish and American political thought, dilemmas of Enlightenment and democracy, and the relation between hermeneutics and political inquiry. Rationality, benevolence, and interpretation are acknowledged as the key categories in his entire oeuvre. Filipowicz’s intellectual project can be understood as an attempt to establish interpretative political science inspired by Hans-Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutical philosophy.

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