Niewrażliwa kultura. O chronicznej potrzebie wrażliwości we współczesnym świecie

• Authors: Magdalena Szpunar

Title variants

EN

Insensitive culture. On the chronic need for sensitivity in the contemporary world

Abstracts

EN

On the chronic need for sensitivity in the contemporary world It is extremely rare that humanistic discourse reflects on the category of sensitivity, a topic in a way perceived as a taboo and thus excluded. If discussed at all, it is usually juxtaposed with a rational, matter-of-fact and emotionless view of reality. In other words, it tends to be oversimplified, consequently turning into a misleading dichotomy where something is either rational or affective, with a clear line of demarcation between the two. The age of enlightenment has brought a distinct devaluation of emotions, feelings, “animal instincts”, and finally, of magical thinking in favour of reason. The author of the article forms a thesis that sensitivity, while devaluated and depreciated, constitutes one of the most important keys to understanding the condition of postmodern human. She argues that life in a world drained out of emotions is indeed dysfunctional, both for individuals and consequently, for entire societies.

Keywords

PL

wrażliwość; empatia; wyobraźnia współczująca; indeks reaktywności emocjonalnej

EN

sensitivity; empathy; compassionate imagination; affective reactivity index (ari)

• Publisher: Narodowe Centrum Kultury
• Journal: Kultura Współczesna. Teoria. Interpretacje. Praktyka
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 103
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 13-23

Contributors

author

Magdalena Szpunar

Identifiers

DOI

10.26112/kw.2018.103.02

Biblioteka Nauki

1853715