ROOTS OF COMMUNITY. SKETCHES FROM SOCIAL ONTOLOGY - JAROMIR BREJDAK

Do emotions, values, personality patterns, responsibility, and meaning constitute the true bond of community? What makes individuals create diverse social forms, or do communities shape individuals? Jaromir Brejdak's book analyzes these fundamental questions, challenging the opposition between individuality and community, which, as Henry Bergson noted, has petrified into objective and quantitative categories.

• Emotions: Analysis based on the works of developmental psychologist Michael Tomasello.
• Values: Reflections inspired by the phenomenology of Dietrich von Hildebrand and Edith Stein.
• Personality patterns: A study of the testimony of pastor and philosopher Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
• Responsibility: Hanna Arendt's radical concept.
• Meaning: Presentation of the role of meaning from the perspective of theologian Paul Tillich.
• Actualistic understanding of community: Inspirations from the thinking of Max Scheler.

The author, philosophy professor Jaromir Brejdak, a graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology and the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, attempts to understand the bonds constituting community, searching for the "cement" that connects individuals into social forms. In his analysis, he draws on a wide spectrum of thinkers, from psychologists to theologians, to offer a comprehensive view of the phenomenon of community.

This book is an invitation to reflect on the essence of social bonds in the context of contemporary challenges. The author, with a rich scientific and journalistic output, proposes an innovative view of the relationship between the individual and the collective, opening new perspectives for understanding our identity and place in the world. The publication is a valuable read for anyone interested in social philosophy, sociology, and the search for answers to fundamental questions about human nature and interpersonal relationships.

Universitas Publishing House, known for publishing ambitious and innovative scientific works, presents another position that will certainly enrich the Polish intellectual debate. "Roots of Community" is a book that provokes thinking and invites deep reflection on the condition of today's society and the role of the individual in shaping it.