Personalizm jako imperatyw wartościowania człowieka

Abstract

The proper discovery of the truth about a human being requires referring to personalism as a concept of knowing and evaluating. Normative foundation of personalism comes down to recognizing an individual as a person – who is an ontical foundation of values – and the dignity of every man as ‘the image of God’ (Gen 1: 27). The concept of a human being as a person leads to concrete obligations, such as respecting the independence of a person and the value of his life, the obligation to act ‘in the field of liability’, respecting the good of individuals and the whole mankind. A personalistic norm is an axiological foundation of proper value judgements and all the actions that protect human health and life. In the article, the author analyses two problems: 1. Personalistic norm as an onthological principle of axiology of man; 2. Personalistic evaluation of man as a challenge for today.