The article is devoted to the development of the understanding of the concept of state sovereignty from the initial period of its inception to the present time. Author’s aim is to highlight the dynamics in the understanding of this concept, which proves the notion of its continuous hermeneutic adaptation to the new social conditions. The concept of sovereignty can not be understood as a static concept, which did not change its content and definition over the years. The internal dimension of sovereignty is weakened by the development of the democratization of society, searching for legitimate sources of power, promoting the concept of substantive constitutional state. The external dimension is then modified in the context of deepening international cooperation and integration, with the creation of international rules for dispute resolution and the creation of integration groupings. The author responds to the current call for the federalization of the European Union (Speech by President of the European Commission Mr Barroso’s On the State of the Union 2012 presented in the European Parliament 12 September 2012), which opens the debate over disappearing sovereignty of the Member States of the European Union again. He points to the need for the open understanding of the concept, which allows us to create harmony between ambition of the supranational entity and interests of its basic units - the Member States.
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The article deals with the question of how the contemporary postmodernist world view relates to the “mainstream” of Adventist theology – i.e. a movement which directly follows the modernist world view of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. It critically analyses the deconstruction of evangelical theology in the works of the Adventist philosopher Fernando Canale. This deconstruction aims at redefining the macro-hermeneutic approach of Adventist theology on the basis of God’s temporality. Finally, the article demonstrates the impact of this understanding on Adventist orthopraxy.
Artykuł jest nawiązaniem do studium Łukasza Afeltowicza i Krzysztofa Pietrowicza Koniec socjologii, jaką znamy, czyli o maszynach społecznych i inżynierii socjologicznej („Studia Socjologiczne”, 3/190: 43–79 z 2008 roku). Problematyka w nim zawarta nabiera aktualności, autor uznał, że warto do niej wrócić. Autor polemicznie odnosi się do kwestii, czy socjologowie powinni tworzyć sztuczne układy społeczne, a następnie wbudowywać je w rzeczywistość społeczną. Chodzi o reprodukowanie w sztucznych warunkach naturalnych fenomenów lub tworzenie takich, które nie występują w rzeczywistości społecznej.
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This paper refers to the study by L. Afeltowicz and K. Pietrowicz published in 'Studia Socjologiczne' (3/190: 43-79). The issues touched upon by its Authors have gained substantial significance nowadays, which is the reason to consider it worthwhile to refer to them. The author critically takes up the question whether sociologists should design artificial social experiments and implant them into the existing social reality. The possible results include reproducing in artificial conditions certain natural social phenomena and/or introducing certain others which do not exist in the social reality in question.
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