Metaphysics of Cooperation : : Edward Abramowski's Social Philosophy. with a Selection of His Writings / / edited by Bartlomiej Blesznowski and Cezary Rudnicki, translated by Michelle Granas.

• Superior document: Studies in Critical Social Sciences Series ; Volume 258
• TeilnehmendeR: Rudnicki, Cezary,; Błesznowski, Bartłomiej,; Granas, Michelle,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 258.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (610 pages) :; illustrations.

The Metaphysics of Cooperation presents the intellectual achievements of the Polish associative socialist and pioneer of social sciences, Edward Abramowski. The volume is divided into five sections, each of them contains an analysis of Polish philosopher’s work according to the issues he dealt with: sociology, ethics, politics, cooperativism, and psychology. Each part also contains a selection of his writings. Its intention is to show Abramowski’s works in the context of global intellectual history and to include them in the current political debates. Abramowski makes fraternity or cooperation the main concepts of his social metaphysics. The Polish version of cooperativism can be inspiring both for contemporary researchers and political activists in the post-economic-crisis Europe. It also opens up a space for creating more democratic political and economic institutions.

Table of Contents

Sociology of associations : Edward Abramowski between socialism and sociological theory / Bartłomiej Błesznowski -- Issues of socialism / Edward Abramowski -- Individual elements in sociology / Edward Abramowski -- Socialism and the state / Edward Abramowski -- The metamorphoses of subjectivity, the transitions of the social the ethics of Edward Abramowski / Cezary Rudnicki -- Ethics and revolution / Edward Abramowski -- Friendship unions I / Edward Abramowski -- Friendship unions II / Edward Abramowski -- Experimental metaphysics / Edward Abramowski -- Revolution from below : Edward Abramowski's stateless socialism and possibility of prefigurative politics / Kamil Piskała -- Workers' revolution / Edward Abramowski -- Issues of socialism / Edward Abramowski -- The free creators of life the cooperativism of Edward Abramowski / Aleksandra Bilewicz -- The cooperative as a matter of the liberation of working people / Edward Abramowski -- Associations and their role / Edward Abramowski -- The principle of the cooperative commonwealth / Edward Abramowski -- The subconscious origin of ethics : Edward Abramowski's psychological theory / Lena Magnone -- The sources of subconsciousness and its manifestations / Edward Abramowski -- Afterword: All the best! / Andrzej Mencwel.