Prof. Nowak: “Books and magazines will defend us from falling into degrengolada”
date:18 January 2025 Editor: Anna
Prof. Andrzej Nowak, an excellent historian and author of the monumental “Todays of Poland”, emphasizes the function played by the cultural monthly “PriS. Faith, patriotism and art” in Polish reality.
Prof. Andrzej Nowak recalls that the year has begun, in which we are going to have very crucial presidential elections for Poland and our full region.
"We frequently decide in elections not only these simple ones, those concerning regular buying or any trivial issues, but besides on the most crucial issues, concerning matters as crucial as the future of our political community, on the basis of emotions, giving up the usage of reason. And above all, a large part of propaganda is going in this direction," the historian diagnoses.
"This formatting of brains around certain emotions, not subjected to any rational verification anymore, is simply a real plague that destroys not only democracy, but besides people's contact with reality, due to the fact that what distinguishes us as a species has distinguished us at least until recently, I hope that there is inactive a chance to save this, that is the anticipation of utilizing reason, of utilizing the word," explains Prof. Andrzej Nowak.
"The Bastion, which defends us from falling into specified a intellectual degrengolade, before descending below the human level, are books, which print something more than advertisements, which present something more than a set of hateful emotions, due to the fact that these emotions are usually focused on this message," says the historian.
According to prof. Andrzej Nowak, today's media message shapes us to life in a bubble of negative emotions. “To get out of this, you request to be able to face emotions with arguments, with thoughts that individual else will sometimes prepare, compose in a magazine, in a book, having thought them through before”, the author emphasizes. "The reflection process before writing the word, and even before putting it into print, makes this word subject to the top and most useful control of reason. Not censorical, but rational,” explains Prof. Nowak, adding that in this way we can rise the level of our thinking.
“This is what the writings are for, the ones that continue, the ones whose meaning people appreciate, I dare say, the wisest. Those who care about the hygiene of their own head and those who want their closest, their children besides do not get lost in this planet of wavered emotions," says an excellent historian, regretting the fact that specified writings are unfortunately falling short.
“I myself have the honour to belong to the crew of the magazine, which has been conducting this mission for 15 years, I am referring to the monthly magazine WPiS”, says Prof. Andrzej Nowak. "The letter, which combines an highly attractive graphic garment, due to the fact that it is besides important, of course, this illustration page, combining this beautiful illustration robe with the word, makes thousands, tens of thousands of recipients have been able to look back on the past of our community for 15 years, both narrower, Polish and wider, which we call the beautiful Christianitas word, as well as on current, present issues. With sympathy, but besides with understanding, with willingness, I would say, to better defend what is most crucial to us, what constitutes our identity, what will constitute our children's future. The readiness that is given us is the rational argument thought out by the authors, which we can think about ourselves. It is worth, I believe, so ensuring that we keep access to specified a word that can aid us make our own thought based on arguments that are already thought out and that leave area for our further reflection and lead us to good action in civic life, in private life too," the historian says.
Prof. Andrzej Nowak besides stressed that the best way to warrant access to the WPiS monthly magazine is to subscribe, due to the reluctance of the marketplace to distribute specified writings.
We invitation you to perceive to the full speech and to buy subscriptions to the magazine WPiS!
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"This formatting of brains around certain emotions, not subjected to any rational verification anymore, is simply a real plague that destroys not only democracy, but besides people's contact with reality, due to the fact that what distinguishes us as a species has distinguished us at least until recently, I hope that there is inactive a chance to save this, that is the anticipation of utilizing reason, of utilizing the word," explains Prof. Andrzej Nowak.
"The Bastion, which defends us from falling into specified a intellectual degrengolade, before descending below the human level, are books, which print something more than advertisements, which present something more than a set of hateful emotions, due to the fact that these emotions are usually focused on this message," says the historian.
According to prof. Andrzej Nowak, today's media message shapes us to life in a bubble of negative emotions. “To get out of this, you request to be able to face emotions with arguments, with thoughts that individual else will sometimes prepare, compose in a magazine, in a book, having thought them through before”, the author emphasizes. "The reflection process before writing the word, and even before putting it into print, makes this word subject to the top and most useful control of reason. Not censorical, but rational,” explains Prof. Nowak, adding that in this way we can rise the level of our thinking.
“This is what the writings are for, the ones that continue, the ones whose meaning people appreciate, I dare say, the wisest. Those who care about the hygiene of their own head and those who want their closest, their children besides do not get lost in this planet of wavered emotions," says an excellent historian, regretting the fact that specified writings are unfortunately falling short.
“I myself have the honour to belong to the crew of the magazine, which has been conducting this mission for 15 years, I am referring to the monthly magazine WPiS”, says Prof. Andrzej Nowak. "The letter, which combines an highly attractive graphic garment, due to the fact that it is besides important, of course, this illustration page, combining this beautiful illustration robe with the word, makes thousands, tens of thousands of recipients have been able to look back on the past of our community for 15 years, both narrower, Polish and wider, which we call the beautiful Christianitas word, as well as on current, present issues. With sympathy, but besides with understanding, with willingness, I would say, to better defend what is most crucial to us, what constitutes our identity, what will constitute our children's future. The readiness that is given us is the rational argument thought out by the authors, which we can think about ourselves. It is worth, I believe, so ensuring that we keep access to specified a word that can aid us make our own thought based on arguments that are already thought out and that leave area for our further reflection and lead us to good action in civic life, in private life too," the historian says.
Prof. Andrzej Nowak besides stressed that the best way to warrant access to the WPiS monthly magazine is to subscribe, due to the reluctance of the marketplace to distribute specified writings.
We invitation you to perceive to the full speech and to buy subscriptions to the magazine WPiS!
Beata Marshal - Wydawnictwo Biały Kruk
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