Leszek Nowak’s Non-Christian Model of Man and the Interdisciplinarity of the Humanities
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2013
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Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk
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In the article, the author outlines the theory of action by Polish philosopher Leszek
Nowak, the so-called non-Christian model of man, which may provide basis for the
theoretical integration of various disciplines within humanities. The models overcomes the limitations of the concepts of rationality of action, originating from the assumption
that the acting subject always maximizes their own preferences. Meanwhile, the discussed theory states that apart from the principle of rationality the principles in force in human life include the principle of counter rationality and irrationality, which consist in maximisation of someone else’s, not one’s own, preferences and counter-preferences, respectively. The previous applications and expansions of the non-Christian model described in the article demonstrate that the model has been used in the analysis of political, economic and cultural phenomena. Hence, the model may be a cognitively useful foundation for conducting interdisciplinary research.
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Dofinansowanie: Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego
Publikacja sfinansowana ze środków Urzędu Miejskiego w Gnieźnie
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Interdisciplinarity, integration of humanities, model of action, rationality of action, practical rationality, non-Christian model of man
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Studia Europaea Gnesnensia, 7/2013, s. 87-111.
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978-83-7654-166-2