An attempt to formulate a media studies research project on the dignity of the family in the media based on the thoughts of John Paul II. Empirical use of personalist philosophy in media studies

Abstrakt

The text attempts to construct a proposal for empirical research on the image of family dignity in the media based on the value of human dignity in the philosophy of John Paul II. The author of the article assumes the possibility of empirical research on values after appropriate operationalisation of the abstract concept. To this end, a general historical analysis of personalist philosophy, its fundamental concepts and the thought of Emmanuel Mounier, who introduced the concept of the person into contemporary philosophy, is presented. Next, the personalist thought of Karol Wojtyła, John Paul II, is presented in the context of elements of his philosophy, theology and social teaching. On this basis, the concept of the dignity of the person and the family is formulated, followed by an attempt to reduce this abstract research concept to an empirically verifiable category. The result of this article is not only to show the possibility of empirically examining the dignity of the family in the media, but also to emphasise the relevance of John Paul II’s teaching.