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Krzysztof Wojcieszek (Poland)
Comment to Doctor habili-
tated, professor
“Coping the Selye’s Stress Pedagogium -
Theory with a Thomistic Higher School
of Social Sci-
Approach” ences in War-
molecu-
saw,
lar biologist
(UŁ), ethics
(UŁ), doctor
The text of the article by S. Parenti awakened of humanities (philosophy, ATK), habi-
memories in me. Fifty years ago, I was reading litation in the field of social sciences in the
for the first time Selye‘s book about his concep- discipline of pedagogy (UAM in Poznań),
tion of the adaptation system. It came from the author of many preventive programs wide-
library of the scientific institute where I star- ly used in Poland: „Noah“, „Debate“, „Cor-
ted working after my biological studies. At the rection“, „Barrier“, „Sellers“, „Taste of life or
same time, I read passionately many philoso- debate about afterburners“, „ARS, or how to
phical works because my second full-scale phi- care for love“, „Jungle“ and others. Author
losophical studies were ongoing. I grew up as a of over 150 articles and books. Currently, he
Thomist, of my own will and initiative, because manages the Department of Social Preven-
philosophy in my country (“People’s Republic tion, Resocialization and Social Work at the
of Poland”) was Marxist-profiled. For texts and WSNS Pedagogium. He served as President
discussions about St. Thomas Aquinas I had to of the European Society for Prevention Re-
look actively, and sometimes it was not always search (EUSPR).
easy. Some items were even formally banned
(e.g. J. Maritain‘s „Integral Humanism“). Since Former contributions in our eJournal by
these parallel readings, I have been trying to Krzysztof you can see her:
harmonise precisely my knowledge as a biolo-
gist and philosopher. https://emcapp.ignis.de/13/#p=10
https://emcapp.ignis.de/12/#/70
I am making this biographical remark because I https://emcapp.ignis.de/7/#/70
think that the issue raised by S. Parenti requires https://emcapp.ignis.de/5/#/62
a complete understanding of dual preparation - https://emcapp.ignis.de/2/#/62
both biological and philosophical. It concerns https://emcapp.ignis.de/1/#/28
issues that arose on the basis of these two sepa-
rate methodologies and are of great importance
for psychology. It seems to me that most psy-
chologists or psychotherapists only have know- of the fundamental tools of psychology. And
ledge in one of these two areas. This makes it one of the formulas for the interpretation of hu-
difficult for them to fully understand the con- man behavior, which Parenti aptly notes. Thus,
tent of S. Parenti‘s proposal. the very fact that someone undertakes to rein-
terpret a concept so rooted in the thinking of
Before I make a few remarks on this text, I want psychologists deserves attention and applause.
to emphasize strongly that I was happy with In today‘s conditions, S. Parenti‘s text is proof of
the very fact that the philosophy of St. Thomas intellectual independence and courage. Thank
Aquinas (anthropology) was used as an inter- you for undertaking such a difficult task.
pretative key to psychological concepts. The
concept of stress as a general adaptive reaction Now that I have praised the author, emphasi-
was the work of physiologists, and became one zing the importance of his work in the context
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