Universal patriotism according to Władysław Stróżewski

Abstract

Władysław Stróżewski, inspired by the poetic work of Cyprian Kamil Norwid, as well as the philosophical thought of Roman Ingarden and John Paul II, looks for universal patriotism, which would help avoid both nationalism and cosmopolitism. According to the philosopher from Kraków, universal patriotism requires both individual people and entire nations to implement the universal values of closeness, justice, equality, security, freedom and sovereignty while being rooted in a historical and cultural context. Patriotism, in Stróżewski's view, consists in the responsibility for the implementation of the above-mentioned and a number of other values.