Solidarity in the Classical Tradition

Authors

  • Aleksandra Głos Jagiellonian University in Kraków

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/lie.2359

Keywords:

solidarity, civic friendship, freedom, common action, Hannah Arendt, Aristotle

Abstract

Solidarity is a “miracle,” and not only because of the relative rarity of spontaneous, trusting, non-instrumental cooperation in todays’ atomized societies, but also because of its inexplicable, invariably striking fundament – human freedom. This essay investigates the nature of “miracles,” drawing on two giant traditions – the ancient, Judaeo-Christian. The image of solidarity that emerges from this analysis proves that solidarity is originally and irreducibly a freedom-enhancing concept.

Author Biography

  • Aleksandra Głos, Jagiellonian University in Kraków
    Aleksandra Głos – graduated in law and
    philosophy from Jagiellonian University in
    Kraków. Currently pursuing her doctoral degree at the Law Faculty and working as a research assistant at the Institute of Philosophy of Jagiellonian University. Her interests lie in legal philosophy, medical ethics and the psychology of emotion. In her spare time, she is a translator of German theology.

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Published

2018-03-31

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2017)

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