Kultura pamięci i racjonalny osąd polityczny
The culture of memory and rational political judgement

The significance of the Krakow historical school

Author(s): Leszek Nowak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Security and defense
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Cracow historical school; political judgment; polish political thought; conservatism
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to analyse the significance of the Krakow historical school in the debate on Polish identity. The author deals only with a specific aspect of this issue, namely the critique of certain patterns of political thinking and action associated with political romanticism. In this context, the problem of political reason and the relationship between ethics and politics plays a special role. By recalling the work of the most eminent representatives of the Krakow historical school and their adversaries, the author tries to show the historical form that these issues have taken in Polish political debates. The article proves that the criticism of certain aspects of Polish political thought and political culture, formulated by representatives of the Krakow historical school, is persuasive. Still, the reluctance with which opponents constantly refer to them shows the dominant position of political romanticism in the Polish political tradition.

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