Definicja pojęcia „narodu” u J. M. Bocheńskiego. Analiza pragmatyczno-logiczna i krytyka

The article offers an analysis of Józef Bocheński's studies of the concept of nation. Bocheński acknowledges that there are difficulties in defining a nation. After that he claims that he will attempt to propose a definition of the Polish nation. Nation (in particular, the Polish nation) is a s...

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Published inDiametros no. 48; pp. 89 - 104
Main Author Sękowski, Piotr M
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 2016
Jagiellonian University Press
Subjects
Philosophy
Polish nation
nation
definition of a nation
Józef Bocheński
fallacies of definition
idea of a nation
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Summary:The article offers an analysis of Józef Bocheński's studies of the concept of nation. Bocheński acknowledges that there are difficulties in defining a nation. After that he claims that he will attempt to propose a definition of the Polish nation. Nation (in particular, the Polish nation) is a social group centered around some cultural ideal. The analysis shows that Bocheński did not avoid serious logical problems. First of all, he constantly falls into a circular reasoning. Furthermore, it is called into question if it makes sense to refer to a cultural ideal or ideology while defining a nation. Is not such an attempt essentially bound to become circular? A doubt is also raised whether nowadays, in the face of constant migration of people and cultural ideals, one can continue to reasonably talk about nations.
ISSN:1733-5566
1733-5566