Henryk Michał Kamieński (1813–1865) was a Polish philosopher. He was a leader in the Polish irridentist circles. Early in his life he partook in the November Uprising. After the amnesty he worked on philosophical and economic work. He became affiliated with the Polish emigréé circles and the Polish Democratic Society. He was arrested in 1845 and sent to work in Siberia for 5 years. After his release he went to work in Switzerland. He is associated with his cousin Edward Dembowski. His democratic philosophy influenced important Polish statesmen Józef Piłsudski and Roman Dmowski.
Works
Diaries and sketches, 1951 Vital truths of the Polish nation, 1844 Democratic Catechism, 1849 Le Russie et l’avenir, 1858 Philosophy of the social economy of human society, 1843–45 Mr. Józef Bojalski, 1854.
References Discourses of Collective Identity in Central and Southeast Europe (1770–1945), vol. 2: National Romanticism - The Formation of National Movements, ed. B. Trencsényi, M. Kopeček, Central European University Press, Budapest 2007, s. 221-227.