A Shared Language
Patrycja MIKULSKA
John Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland , PolandAbstract
By referring to the thought of St. Augustin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jan Łukasiewicz, and Stanisław Judycki, the author considers possible meanings of the claim that language is a common good. In particular, the role of language as a tool to establish social ties is discussed with a special emphasis on the “truth of things” as the ultimate foundation of any community. In this context, the author also argues that the responsibility for language should be shared by all its users, and in particular by those who, like scholars, may be expected to show high linguistic proficiency and awareness of the influence they exert on others.
Keywords:
common good, community, responsibility, dialogue, truthMIKULSKA, P. (2022). Wspólny język. Ethos. Quarterly of The John Paul II Institute at the Catholic University of Lublin, 34(2 (134). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/ethos/article/view/13501
Patrycja MIKULSKA
John Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
John Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
