Pochwała człowieka ludzkiego w „Kronice” Kadłubka. U samych początków myśli polskiej, u końca czasu

Mirosław  Żarowski

doi:10.19195/1895-8001.15.2.15

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2020)

Apology of the Affable Man in Kadłubek’s "Chronicle": At the Beginning of Polish Thought, at the End of Time

Mirosław Żarowski

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5644-2612

https://doi.org/10.19195/1895-8001.15.2.15

Pages: 171-191

Artykuł Żarowski (Język Polski)

Abstract

Starting with the words that finish, or interrupt Master Wincenty’s Polish Chronicle, I interpret its historiographic content as characteristic of 12th century humanism, expression of love, of wisdom. The infallible condition of ethical arete may be found to be formulated in the last words of the Chronicle concerning humanity (affabilitas, humanitas) which consists in tolerant indulgence of others’ vices and modesty about one’s virtues.

Keywords:

Wincenty Kadłubek, history of Polish philosophy, philosophy of the 12th century, history of historiography, ancient and medieval rhetoric

Published

24-08-2020