The Horizons of Polish Political Thought
- Institution: Jagiellonian University of Kraków (Poland)
- Year of publication: 2012
- Source: Show
- Pages: 9-21
- DOI Address: http://dx.doi.org/10.15804/ppsy2012001
- PDF: ppsy/41/ppsy2012001.pdf
It is not without reason that we reflect more and more on the causes of the current state of political thinking in Polish society. Indeed, in modern times, difficult and uncertain, and turbulent times of great transformation, human thought is clearly not keeping pace. Given the rapidly changing external circumstances we have become increasingly confused and inept. We do not really know how to deal with the emerging threats and challenges of modern times, described by the eminent sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman as the era of “liquid modernity”. It is noticeable that our perception and image of social reality and our role in it, including its political dimension, is quite imperfect and restricted, and that our ideological life is in deep crisis or has perhaps even disappeared.