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Preface
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publication,or–asearlierdescribed–(sociologicalanthropology’,with
theentireconceptofman,hispsyche,spirituality,personality,reflexivity
andidentity.Inshort,asociologist–deliberatelyornot,overtly,orin
adisguisedmanner–stillpresentsacertainconceptualizationofman
asanobjectandsubjectofsocialinterrelations.
Inheressay,D.Leonarskademonstratesthepeculiarsituationof
a(humanbeing’,withoutwhichwecannotcomprehend–according
toM.S.Archer–cultureorsociety.D.Leonarskaanalysesthemain
reasonswhyitisnolongerpossibletoretaintheomnipresentand
popularmodelof(modernity’sman’–an(impoverished’conceptofthe
humanbeing.Inanothervision–alsopopularisedinsociology–anover-
socialisedversionofmanas(society’sbeing’isoftenindiscriminately
referencedafterAristotle,inthehopethattheauthorityoftheancient
philosopherwillsomehowjustifyone’sownlackofreflectiononsocial
anthropology.Astheauthorofthestudyelucidates:“M.S.Archer
remindsusthatitisnotpossibletostudysocietywhileomittingthe
humanperson,becausewithoutthiselement,thefundamentalsubjectof
sociologicalresearchwouldnotexist.Tesocialtheoryofthisprominent
theoristalsoshowsthatthehumanpersonandtherealityinwhichhe
isrootedareverycomplexandcomplicatedentities.“
TestudypresentedbyRev.AlfredMarekWierzbicki,Readingthe
TextofHuman(GlossesonPlato,KarolWojtyłaandMargaretS.Archer)
instantlyrecognisedM.S.Archer’sconcernforrealisticsocialtheory
whichmightcombinetheadvantagesofitsontologicalfoundation,
withitsepistemologicallyacceptableutilityforsociologicalresearch.
Tosesociologistswhoaresensitivetothissubjectshouldalsoberead
fromthisperspective.Teauthornotices:“Plato’smetaphorrelated
tothedoublereadingofhumanandrepublic,despitebeingontologically
erroneous,remainsinspiring.YoudonotneedtosharePlato’sontology
inordertounderstandtheanchoringofthephilosophyofpoliticsin
anthropology.“InthismannerheintroducesM.S.Archer’sideasinto
thephilosophicaldiscourse,andforthepurposeofhisarticleexamines
theassociationsbetweenselectedthesesofM.S.ArcherandPlato’s
philosophy.TesecondreferentialpointofhisstudyoverM.S.Archer’s
theory,aretheideasofKarolWojtyła,particularlythosepresentedin
