Civic Activity in Third Sector Organizations Versus the Agatological Pedagogy of Józef Tischner

Abstract

Civic society identified as the third sector consists of institutions, associations, foundations, social movements and others of this type, where people voluntarily associate and work for the common good. Effective acting in these organizations forms features and attitudes of the third sector members such as self-steering, communicativeness, criticism, but also trust, loyalty, solidarity, tolerance, etc. On the occasion of other (alternative) activities, informal learning from each other happens and this kind of adults’ lifelong learning – according to Mieczysław Malewski – is a new andragogical paradigm. It corresponds with Józef Tischner’s conception of the agatological pedagogy at the core of which lies the recognition of a human as a being who is becoming and who is oriented towards good. This article is a trial of asserting the described dependence as an argument position.

Keywords

• civic society
• adult education
• informal learning
• agatological pedagogy
• tischner