The author of the text focuses on the economics of everyday life as defined by a contextual and qualitative measuring of various aspects of hospitality through the use of terms such as “more,” “less,” and “just right.” He analyzes the presence of food, alcohol, and coffee during the visit of guests. Each of these three material components of hospitality is regulated according to specific principles: “too much is better than too little” in regard to food, “too little is better than too much” for alcohol, and there has to be “at least” coffee. A detailed analysis of these principles leads to the conclusion that Polish hospitality is today oriented toward moderation. The popular belief in the abundance of Polish hospitality as a national feature is thus called into question.
In this study, the authors use data from qualitative research to examine the phenomenon of pandemic rage in everyday life. They define pandemic rage as an emotional reaction to feelings of anger, frustration and helplessness resulting from the conviction that fundamental rules have been violated during a pandemic, which is perceived (by the person experiencing pandemic rage) as provocation, impertinence, insolence, and crossing boundaries. The article takes a closer look at the relations between space, normative order, behaviours and pandemic rage. It first introduces the linkages between the occurrence of pandemic rage and the experience of spatial compression in the private and public spheres, situations of feeling ‘condensed’ and ‘condemned’ in the presence of others, and proxemic disturbances. Then the article discusses endogenous and exogenous catalysts of pandemic rage. The last section provides a summary with interpretations and conclusions.
Czytając Komunitariańską platformę programową, podpisaną przez najbardziej prominentnych przedstawicieli tego kierunku, nie sposób nie zauważyć dużej ogólności podnoszonych tam haseł 3 . Poniższy tekst, biorąc za punkt wyjścia uznanie zróżnicowania poglądów komuniatarian, proponuje interpretację jedynie tych aspektów ich filozofii, które pozostają zasadniczo wspólne dla wszystkich jej przedstawicieli. Formułowane argumenty odnosić się zatem będą do zaproponowanej przeze mnie syntezy poglądów komunitariańskich. Tekst ten, mający charakter polemiczny, nie rości sobie tym samym prawa do wyczerpującego wykładu omawianej filozofii.Komunitarianizm wyrósł z krytyki liberalizmu, dlatego też interpretacja zasadniczych idei komunitarian nie może obejść się bez krytycznego odniesienia do podstawowych założeń
This paper refers to Theodor Adorno’s sociological and philosophical reflection and the basic contradictions in his theory. The author disclosures basic inconsistencies between his methodological assumptions and diagnosis of industrial society. Paradoxically, regardless of whether we are supporters or opponents of Adorno’s conceptions, it leads to a more sensitive overview toward social reality and realizing his methodological ideals through our practical activity.
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