Cierpienie: cena, jaką płacimy za historię

• Authors: Wiktor Werner

Title variants

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SUFFERING: THE PRICE WE PAY FOR HISTORY

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The article deals with the problem of suffering considered as the intrinsic part of historical consciousness. Historical consciousness, interpreted here as a way of thinking and not only as the subject of thinking (i.e. historical knowledge), is connected with the individual perspective. The individual awareness puts the great burden of responsibility on the singular (and thinking historically) man. As people of historical culture we believe that our future is determined by our previous acts and decisions. Therefore, suffering is the result of the gap between ‘is’ and ‘ought to be’, for which we feel responsible both as acting individuals and also as historical subjects.

Keywords

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SUFFERING; HISTORY; HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS; THINKING HISTORICALLY

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza Epigram
• Journal: Sensus Historiae. Studia interdyscyplinarne
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 69-73

Contributors

author

Wiktor Werner