<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article, the author presents an overview of the 20<sup>th</sup> century Polish humanist Mieczysław Wallis who searches for answers to the question of the essence of humanity. The philosopher saw it in human axiological activities building a world of specifically human creations thus giving Man a meaningful existence. An axiological perspective of human subjectivity – the search for the purpose and meaning of human existence in the implementation of aesthetical and ethical values can be seen as a methodological proposal worthy of deeper consideration which could facilitate solving modern ethical and bio-ethical problems.</p></abstract>

In this article, the author presents an overview of the 20th century Polish humanist Mieczysław Wallis who searches for answers to the question of the essence of humanity. The philosopher saw it in human axiological activities building a world of specifically human creations thus giving Man a meaningful existence. An axiological perspective of human subjectivity – the search for the purpose and meaning of human existence in the implementation of aesthetical and ethical values can be seen as a methodological proposal worthy of deeper consideration which could facilitate solving modern ethical and bio-ethical problems.

Moral and aesthetic considerations of humanity according to the Polish philosopher Mieczysław Wallis

Ethics & Bioethics

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In this article, the author presents an overview of the 20th century Polish humanist Mieczysław Wallis who searches for answers to the question of the essence...

Moral and aesthetic considerations of humanity according to the Polish philosopher Mieczysław Wallis

Publié en ligne: 26 juin 2017

Pages: 67 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0010

Mots clés
Mieczysław Wallis, Polish axiology in the 20 century, aesthetic and moral considerations of humanity, values

© 2017 Joanna Zegzuła-Nowak, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Moral and aesthetic considerations of humanity according to the Polish philosopher Mieczysław Wallis

Publié en ligne: 26 juin 2017

Pages: 67 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0010

Mots clésMieczysław Wallis, Polish axiology in the 20 century, aesthetic and moral considerations of humanity, values

© 2017 Joanna Zegzuła-Nowak, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Mieczysław Wallis, Polish axiology in the 20 century, aesthetic and moral considerations of humanity, values