Humanity, Agency and the Transcendent Concern

Artur Edward Wysocki

doi:10.21852/sem.2019.4.07

Published: 2022-10-08

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2019)

Humanity, Agency and the Transcendent Concern

Artur Edward Wysocki

Seminare. Learned Investigations

Section: Socio-pedagogical sciences

https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2019.4.07

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to consider the merits of including the transcendent concern in the set of ultimate concerns of human life as they are understood by M. Archer. In the first place, the author discusses Archer’s definition of that concern presented in the scientist’s works, and then presents a broader understanding of that concept highlighting its significance for man and his social life by the prism of its influence on human agency. Finally, the author discusses the relationships between particular concerns with special emphasis on the transcendent one and provides the final conclusions.

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ultimate concerns, transcendent concern, transcendence, Margaret Archer

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Wysocki , A. E. (2022). Humanity, Agency and the Transcendent Concern . Seminare. Learned Investigations, 40(4), 93–102. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2019.4.07

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