NOTES ABOUT AUTHORS Walter Rothholz Professor of Szczecin University, Szczecin, Remigiusz Król Professor of Theology, parist-priest in Ciosaniec, Michał Wendland Doctor of Philosophy Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Wojciech Torzewski Doctor of Philosophy Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Krzysztof Przybyszewski Doctor of Philosophy Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Piotr Urbański M.A. of Philosophy, University School of Physical Education, Poznań, Wojciech Majka Doctor of Philology, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Kraków, Maciej Musiał M.A. of Philosophy Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Mateusz Karaś M.A. of Philosophy Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Bartosz Kaluziński M.A. of Philosophy Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Lech Kaczmarczyk M.A. of Philosophy Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań,
CONTENTS Articles Walter Rothholz Die politische Dimension des Seelischen bei Platon Remigiusz Król Thomas Vision der Moral Michał Wendland Historia idei komunikacji: przesłanki do badań nad przekształceniami zbiorowych wyobrażeń o komunikacji Wojciech Torzewski Etyka komunikacji w nieprzejrzystym społeczeństwie Gianni Vattimo Krzysztof Przybyszewski Mediale Manipulationen im Kontext der Mediatisierung von Politik Piotr Urbański Empatia filozoficzne implikacje społecznego współodczuwania Wojciech Majka Living from Levinas: on being separate Maciej Musiał Richard Sennett and Eva Illouz on tyranny of intimacy. Intimacy tyrannized and intimacy as a tyrant Mateusz Karaś Żuk w chińskim pokoju. Język jako substytut doświadczenia Bartosz Kaluziński Umowny model znaczenia i rozumienia jako eksplikacja tezy o normatywności znaczenia Lech Kaczmarczyk Instruktywna funkcja myślenia. Wokół idei pragmatyzmu Charlesa Sandersa Peirce a 5 25 41 69 79 91 105 119 135 151 171
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