Classical Philosophy in Popular Discourse: Interdisciplinary Research
The project was devoted to interdisciplinary research, combining political philosophy and
jurisprudence (Z. Rau, M. Chmieliński, T. Bocheński) with researches outside of the Center,
representing sociology (K. Staszyńska, K. Zagórski), both qualitative and quantitative
methods. The main goal of this unique research project was to explore, operationalize and
reconstruct political beliefs present in the popular discourse of contemporary Polish society.
The result was a pioneering, original reconstruction of the political doctrine of contemporary
Polish society – a solid basis for democratic politics, more fundamental and lasting than the
ever-changing opinion polls.
The project “Classical Political Philosophy in Popular Discourse.” was financed from the
grant of the Polish National Centre of Science (NCN) No 2012/05/B/HS5/00887 and from
research grants founded by the Polish business companies: WBK Bank Zachodni (Santander),
Grupa Atlas, Ceramika Tubądzin.
Publications
Rau. Z., Staszynska K., Chmielinski M., Zagorski K. (2021) Classical Philosophy in Popular Discourse: The Case of Poland, Rowman&Littlefield, Lexington Books
Rau. Z., Staszynska K., Chmielinski M., Zagorski K., (2018) Doktryna Polaków: Klasyczna filozofia polityczna w dyskursie potocznym, Wydawnictwo Scholar/Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź-Warszawa
Rau Z., Staszynska K., Chmielinski M. (2016), Classical Categories of Political Thought in Public Opinion: Qualitative Research on Polish Society, Polish Sociological Review, No 4 (196)
