The author considers both philosophical and psychological aspects of Karol Wojtyla’s understanding of the religious ascetism as a standard way of overcoming one’s own ego. The ascetism is presented: from the perspective ...

Eco-ethics is a subject of consideration in many of John Paul II’s writings and speeches. The Pope successfully combines the questions of environmental protection and ethical message which is the usual quality of His ...

The author discusses, examines and comments the nature of John Paul II’s viewpoint on the scope and method of philosophy presented in His encyclical „Fides et ratio”, and His evaluation of some philosophical trends, ...

The Catholic Church’s social teaching proves an affirmative response to the question of private ownership, however, it does not mean the Church finds the economic system based on private sector infinitely preferable. The ...

In philosophical and theological thought of John Paul II, the human being’s vocation for working is considered not only in anthropological but theological aspects as well. Thus, preventing a man from the opportunity of ...

The twentieth century personalism represented, among others, by Karol Wojtyła who later became Pope John Paul II, is deeply rooted in French philosophical thought. The conception of personalism by one of its representatives, ...

The theatrical experience of young Karol Wojtyła is perceived as a process of becoming aware of His own ego, His relationship with other people, and „the existence on the world stage”. The author shows the unity of both ...

The issue of peace seen from the perspective of axiological unity within the spheres of social life in globalising world is introduced primarily on the basis of the Message for the Celebration of the World Day for Peace ...

The author reconstructs Max Scheler’s philosophy of person and discusses the term person, which is so difficult to define, by providing an example of Scheler’s „Man’s Absolute Centre” understood as intended continuing ...

The author presents the essentials of Karol Wojtyla’s anthropology and ethics with reference to Aristotelian and Tomist philosophy, as well as the significance of phenomenological thought of Max Scheler. Careful consideration ...