Beauty as the Foundation of Community: Scruton's Polish Lesson

This text provides a profound analysis of Roger Scruton's thought in relation to the contemporary Polish landscape. The author argues that beauty is not merely a luxury, but a necessary social bond. The article diagnoses the problem of visual chaos, advertising cacophony, and ubiquitous kitsch as a form of systemic contempt for the citizen. Through the lens of concepts such as concinnitas and selfless pleasure, the reader discovers that living in ugliness leads to social cynicism and mediocrity in the political and legal sphere. Aesthetic education and a renewed sense of spatial patriotism are advocated, which are intended to become the foundation of a strong and healthy community, resistant to the desecration of values and the aesthetics of the supermarket.