Open AccessProteuszowy świat myśli politycznej
Author(s) -
Michał Jaskólski
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
studia nad autorytaryzmem i totalitaryzmem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2300-7249
DOI - 10.19195/2300-7249.38.4.4
Subject(s) - ideology , politics , interpretation (philosophy) , mythology , democracy , set (abstract data type) , epistemology , political science , sociology , aesthetics , philosophy , law , linguistics , theology , computer science , programming language
THE PROTEAN WORLD OF POLITICAL THOUGHTReferring to the Proteus myth, the author analyses the causes of changes taking place in the image and reception of political ideas and doctrines. He points to the current Polish ideological dispute between the advocates of liberal democracy and concepts of republicanism. Another question concerns the problem of interpretation and its various levels, where metamorphosis usually occurs. Finally, the author points to the problem of choosing tradition as a factor supporting the transformation of ideas and their impact on the current political set-up in Poland.