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Król, Marcin
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Marcin Król on intellectuals as the bearers of Polishness
Poland needs intellectual elites made up of artists, writers and journalists to preserve Polishness, Polish philosopher and historian Marcin Król writes in his column for the tabloid Fakt. He notes that they also provide society with ideals and serve as role models: "The claims that intellectuals are no longer needed ... because only experts play an important role are dangerous for public life. ... If the role of the intellectual elite is neglected we also ignore the question of who we actually are as a national community. If we have no intelligentsia, then we have no more role models. ... It would be better if the government and the Poles understood that a Poland without intellectuals ... is like an egg without the yolk. As if the heart had been torn out of it - and this has always been the proof of Polishness. Polishness has always been concentrated in the intellectual elite. As soon as the intellectuals disappear we lose the treasure that is our Polishness. And we simply don't have another identity."
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Leszek Kołakowski influenced an entire generation
The daily Dziennik carries an obituary on philosopher and historian of ideas Leszek Kołakowski, who died last Friday: "No one had a greater influence on our generation than Leszek Kołakowski, and I hope that he will continue to exert this influence for many decades to come. His views concerned two exceptionally important issues: the criticism of Marxism … and the relationship between faith and reason. … Of course, his monumental history of Marxism, which he wrote at the beginning of his intellectual career, remains his most important work. But from the very beginning he was fascinated by the theological notion - even when it came to criticising it."
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Marcin Król on ejecting extremists from Polish government
Since May 2006, the ultra-right-wing League of Polish Families (LPR) has had two ministers in the Polish government in Warsaw. Journalist and philosopher Marcin Król believes that such extremist parties should be kept far from seats of power in Europe. "Poland - or, rather, the governing PiS [Law and Justice party] contravenes the most important goal of democracy: Stability and predictability. It is not that the LPR or similar parties could turn Poland 'fascist.' That is highly unlikely. It is really about the unwritten international rules of the democratic world, based on political equilibrium and the principle of friendship between peoples. ... Compromise is necessary in a democracy. ... But you should never compromise with a radical party."
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