Karola Wojtyły ujęcie powinności moralnej a rozumienie istoty wychowania

The present text attempts to answer the question concerning the sources, content and essence of moral obligation, as it is was conceived of by Karol Wojty]a, and the importance of moral obligation for the understanding of education. The essence of education, seen through the prism of the category of “moral obligation”, points to the affirmation of the dignity of the person as the foundation of education according to the personalistic approach. The pupil, following the personalistic norm, i.e. affirming the person, becomes morally good and thus fulfils his/her moral obligation. Preparing the pupil to discover and affirm the human dignity (which, in practice, means teaching to love) is the fundamental goal of educating the human being as a person and the necessary basis for other, particular educational goals. Love as a response to the dignity of a person is the content of moral obligation and the essence of personalistic education.