Polityczny - fundamentalny sposób bycia

• Autorzy: Rocco D'Ambrosio

Warianty tytułu

Political - the Fundamental Way of Life

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

Wiersz Wisławy Szymborskiej z subtelną ironią przypisuje polityczność wszystkiemu. Czy "polityczność" stanowi interpretacyjną kategorię naszej egzystencji? Dlaczego dzisiaj pojęcie "polityka" kojarzy się często z negatywną rzeczywistością? Przyczyna tkwi w zanieczyszczeniu języka używanego przez różne ideologie, które przeciwstawiły przymiotnik "polityczny" przymiotnikowi społeczny lub obywatelski, zatracając pierwotne znaczenie pojęć. Temu, kto nie potrafi uwolnić się od uprzedzeń ideologicznych, autor artykułu radzi przetłumaczyć politikòn bardziej jako "relacyjny" niż "społeczny" albo "obywatelski". Każdy człowiek ma niezaprzeczalną naturę relacyjną: wchodzi w relację z samym sobą - ze swoim wnętrzem, z innymi - osobami i grupami, z Bóstwem - jako osoba otwarta na transcendencję oraz z naturą - środowiskiem, w którym żyje. W sensie pełnym człowiek jest osobą, jeśli świadom możliwości relacji, urzeczywistnia je i harmonizuje między sobą, dostrzegając ich wzajemną zależność. Naszymi relacjami kieruje nie tylko "rozum", ale zależy ona w poważnym stopniu od naszych "emocji". Emocje są zjawiskami złożonymi. Pascal powiedziałby: "Serce ma swoje racje, których rozum nie zna". Emocje rodzą się ze sposobu, w jaki dostrzegane jest wydarzenie, a nie z wydarzenia jako takiego. W sferze politycznej to nie instytucja jako taka określa emocje, lecz sposób, w jaki jest postrzegana i przeżywana. Osoba jest czymś o wiele większym niż możemy o niej powiedzieć. Z wielu względów jest niewyrażalna, dotyka tajemnicy. Nie wystarczy język specjalistyczny. Dlatego w mówieniu o osobie ludzkiej trzeba posługiwać się innymi formami komunikacji, zaczerpniętymi z poezji, sztuki i duchowości. (abstrakt oryginalny)

EN

Wisława Szymborska's poem in a subtle ironic way attributes "political" to everything in our life. But is the political the interpretative category of our existence, indeed? Why is the politics so often associated with the negative aspect of reality? The main reason is that the language we use is polluted by various ideologies and the political as the adjective becomes contrasted with social or civic, thus loosing its original meaning.The person, that is ideologically biased, should translate Greek politikòn as relational rather than social or civic. Everyone has his/her indispensable relational nature: has some relations with himself/herself, with the others - persons and groups; as a person open to the transcendence - has relations with God; and with the nature - the environment where he or she lives. One can be an integral person only if he/she was aware of the possible relations: fulfill them and harmonize them, understanding their interdependencies. This is not only reason that controls our relations, they are also controlled by emotions which are very complex phenomena. Pascal would say: "The heart has its reasons, whereof reason does not know." Emotions arise because of the way the event is perceived not because of the event itself. In a political sphere this is not the institution that determines the emotions, rather the way the institution is experienced and perceived. The human being is something bigger than we can explain. It is inexplicable because it is a mystery. Therefore, when we talk about the human being, the language of a specialist is not enough - we should use other forms of communications, taken from poetry, art and spirituality. Wisława Szymborska's poem in a subtle ironic way attributes "political" to everything in our life. But is the political the interpretative category of our existence, indeed? Why is the politics so often associated with the negative aspect of reality? The main reason is that the language we use is polluted by various ideologies and the political as the adjective becomes contrasted with social or civic, thus loosing its original meaning.The person, that is ideologically biased, should translate Greek politikòn as relational rather than social or civic. Everyone has his/her indispensable relational nature: has some relations with himself/herself, with the others - persons and groups; as a person open to the transcendence - has relations with God; and with the nature - the environment where he or she lives. One can be an integral person only if he/she was aware of the possible relations: fulfill them and harmonize them, understanding their interdependencies. This is not only reason that controls our relations, they are also controlled by emotions which are very complex phenomena. Pascal would say: "The heart has its reasons, whereof reason does not know." Emotions arise because of the way the event is perceived not because of the event itself. In a political sphere this is not the institution that determines the emotions, rather the way the institution is experienced and perceived. The human being is something bigger than we can explain. It is inexplicable because it is a mystery. Therefore, when we talk about the human being, the language of a specialist is not enough - we should use other forms of communications, taken from poetry, art and spirituality.Wisława Szymborska's poem in a subtle ironic way attributes "political" to everything in our life. But is the political the interpretative category of our existence, indeed? Why is the politics so often associated with the negative aspect of reality? The main reason is that the language we use is polluted by various ideologies and the political as the adjective becomes contrasted with social or civic, thus loosing its original meaning.The person, that is ideologically biased, should translate Greek politikòn as relational rather than social or civic. Everyone has his/her indispensable relational nature: has some relations with himself/herself, with the others - persons and groups; as a person open to the transcendence - has relations with God; and with the nature - the environment where he or she lives. One can be an integral person only if he/she was aware of the possible relations: fulfill them and harmonize them, understanding their interdependencies. This is not only reason that controls our relations, they are also controlled by emotions which are very complex phenomena. Pascal would say: "The heart has its reasons, whereof reason does not know." Emotions arise because of the way the event is perceived not because of the event itself. In a political sphere this is not the institution that determines the emotions, rather the way the institution is experienced and perceived. The human being is something bigger than we can explain. It is inexplicable because it is a mystery. Therefore, when we talk about the human being, the language of a specialist is not enough - we should use other forms of communications, taken from poetry, art and spirituality. Wisława Szymborska's poem in a subtle ironic way attributes "political" to everything in our life. But is the political the interpretative category of our existence, indeed? Why is the politics so often associated with the negative aspect of reality? The main reason is that the language we use is polluted by various ideologies and the political as the adjective becomes contrasted with social or civic, thus loosing its original meaning.The person, that is ideologically biased, should translate Greek politikòn as relational rather than social or civic. Everyone has his/her indispensable relational nature: has some relations with himself/herself, with the others - persons and groups; as a person open to the transcendence - has relations with God; and with the nature - the environment where he or she lives. One can be an integral person only if he/she was aware of the possible relations: fulfill them and harmonize them, understanding their interdependencies. This is not only reason that controls our relations, they are also controlled by emotions which are very complex phenomena. Pascal would say: "The heart has its reasons, whereof reason does not know." Emotions arise because of the way the event is perceived not because of the event itself. In a political sphere this is not the institution that determines the emotions, rather the way the institution is experienced and perceived. The human being is something bigger than we can explain. It is inexplicable because it is a mystery. Therefore, when we talk about the human being, the language of a specialist is not enough - we should use other forms of communications, taken from poetry, art and spirituality. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Historia myśli politycznej; Polityka; Relacje międzyludzkie

EN

History of political thought; Politics; Interpersonal relations

• Czasopismo: Horyzonty Polityki
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 2
• Numer: nr 2 Polityczny potencjał człowieka
• Strony: 55--65

Twórcy

autor

Rocco D'Ambrosio

• Uniwersytet Gregoriański w Rzymie

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