Abstract: The author examines the definitions of the terms ethnicity, nation, and nationalism in the context of the development of the Slovak national movement of the 19th century. He concludes that, according to Anthony D. Smith’s typology, the Slovaks were an ethnic community striving to achieve an equal position with other nations and ethnicities in Hungary. According to the author, this effort had a clearly positive ethical and moral dimension aimed at the growth, development, and cultivation of the Slovak ethnicity. He documents this in the work of Ján Kollár, although he admits that Kollár also makes negative statements about other nations, especially Magyars and Germans, whom he accused of trying to eliminate the Slavs.

Author: Gluchman, Vasil

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2025.18.1.110-119

Publication order reference: Prof. PhDr. Vasil Gluchman, CSc.; 
University of Rzeszów, Institute of Philosophy, Aleja Rejtana 16c, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland; 
Institute of Philosophy and Ethics, University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5778-8447, WOS Reseacher ID: AAB-4081-2020, SCOPUS Author ID: 26032858600

Source: Konštantínove listy, 2025, vol.: 18, issue: 1, pages: 110-119 (PDF file)

Keywords: SLOVAKS, ETHNIC GROUP, NATIONAL MOVEMENT, PATRIOTISM, ETHICS, MORALITY

Language: ENGLISH

Recommended Citation:

Gluchman, Vasil. 2025. Ethical Issues of the Slovak National Movement in the 19th Century. In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 18/1, 110-119.