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In the present paper I will discuss some of Ryszard Legutko’s ideas about the concept of tolerance; with particular emphasis on the distinction between the negative and positive tolerance (passive and active, respectively). I will sketch the historical background of this distinction and describe the extra- ordinary career of the notion of positive tolerance in the context of modern Occidental culture,...
The historiosophical views of Leszek Kolakowski I qualify as cultural catastrophism (in the absence of an alternative). Progress in the sphere of civilization, technical and scientific companions – in his opinion – is a serious spiritual crisis, a crisis in culture. The main reason for this crisis is moving away from Christianity, and especially from the teachings of Jesus (loss of consciousness of...
The historiosophical views of Leszek Kolakowski I qualify as cultural catastrophism (in the absence of an alternative). Progress in the sphere of civilization, technical and scientific companions – in his opinion – is a serious spiritual crisis, a crisis in culture. The main reason for this crisis is moving away from Christianity, and especially from the teachings of Jesus (loss of consciousness of...
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