| Zygmunt Balicki | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1858 Lublin, Congress Poland |
| Died | September 12, 1916 (aged 57) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Sociologist, politician, writer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Zygmunt Balicki (30 December 1858, Lublin - 12 September 1916, Saint Petersburg) was a Polish sociologist, publicist and one of the first chief activists and ideologues of the right-wing National Democracy political camp.[1]
Balicki studied social sciences at universities in Saint Petersburg, Zürich and Geneva. He held a doctorate from the University of Geneva.[2]
His book Egoizm narodowy wobec etyki (National Egoism and Ethics) published first in 1903 was one of the central texts of nascent National Democratic movement.[2] Balicki argued that the individual should fuse spiritually with his society and adopt its desires and goals as his own.[3] 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.