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European Dispute over the Concept of Man

A Study in Political Anthropology

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  • © 2021

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Authors:
  1. Michał Gierycz

    1. Institute of Political Science and Administration, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

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  • Describes current trends in the European Union's morality policy
  • Analyses current value debates from an anthropological perspective
  • Expands understanding of political anthropology within political science and proposes new tools for research

Part of the book series: Contributions to Political Science (CPS)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Michał Gierycz
    Pages 1-12

  3. Conclusion

    • Michał Gierycz
    Pages 449-456

  4. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-15
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    2. Anthropologies and Their Relationships

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 17-44

    3. Political Anthropologies

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 45-82

    4. Towards a Politological Approach to Political Anthropology

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 83-119

  5. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-123
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    2. Two Visions of Politics and Two Visions of Man

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 125-141

    3. Constrained Anthropology

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 143-169

    4. Unconstrained Anthropology

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 171-197

    5. The Anthropology of Late Modernity

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 199-224

  6. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-227
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    2. Around Morality Policy

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 229-287

    3. Anthropological Pillars of European Politics

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 289-330

    4. Anthropological Analysis of the Language and Contents of EU Documents

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 331-384

    5. Anthropological Analysis of EU Decision-Making Processes

      • Michał Gierycz
      Pages 385-447

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 457-504
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About this book

The book represents original research in a field of study rarely pursued while analysing the intellectual dimensions of disputes over ethically sensitive issues that occur in European Union politics. These disputes are generally analysed at ideological, ethical, economic and interstate levels. However, these references do not suffice in understanding the issue, which is related to a divergent perception of the essence of humanity and thus the subject matter of anthropology. The main research objective of the monograph is therefore to reconstruct the sources and the specific European Union way of thinking about the human being. Methodologically, the book expands the understanding of political anthropology within political science and presents a range of suitable instruments for pursuing anthropological research. At the theoretical level, it proposes an anthropological typology of the main currents of European political thought and reveals their prominence for the anthropological orientation of the EU's axiology. Empirically, it provides an analysis of the anthropological features of European Union institutions and policies in addition to discussing the relation between the axiological and anthropological positions of the main political and national groups within the EU.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Political Science and Administration, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

    Michał Gierycz

About the author

Michał Gierycz is an associate professor of political science and a dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland. His main research areas include axiology and anthropology of politics, relations between religion and politics and European integration. He won the Countess Aniela Potulicka Award and the Feniks Award in 2018.

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