Zygmunt Balicki
Politician, Deceased Person
1858 – 1916
Who was Zygmunt Balicki?
Zygmunt Balicki was a Polish sociologist, publicist and one of the first chief activists and ideologues of the right-wing National Democracy political camp.
Balicki studied social sciences at universities in Saint Petersburg, Zürich and Geneva. He held a doctorate from the University of Geneva.
His book Egoizm narodowy wobec etyki published first in 1903 was one of the central texts of nascent National Democratic movement. Balicki argued that the individual should fuse spiritually with his society and adopt its desires and goals as his own. He rejected altruism, ideals and ethics of the romantic literature as "abstract" and "naive".
Together with Roman Dmowski he founded National League and National-Democratic Party.
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- Born
- Dec 30, 1858
Lublin - Religion
- Catholicism
- Profession
- Education
- University of Zurich
- Died
- Sep 12, 1916
Saint Petersburg
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on July 23, 2013
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