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Polskie dwudziestowieczne dyskusje dotyczące racjonalności
Polish 20th-Century Discussions of Rationality

Author(s): Ryszard Kleszcz
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Polish 20th-century philosophy; dispute over cognitive rationality; Kazimierz Twardowski; Lvov–Warsaw School; Roman Ingarden; Henryk Elzenberg; Leszek Kołakowski; Marian Przełęcki

Summary/Abstract: The article presents twentieth-century Polish philosophical discussions of rationality, especially in the cognitive context. Discussed are diverse viewpoints, from those presented by Kazimierz Twardowski, the Lvov–Warsaw School founded by him to those of post-war thinkers: Leszek Kołakowski and Marian Przełęcki. In the second part, three systematic issues concerning the rationality of beliefs are discussed and analyzed: the problem of their binary nature, rationality criteria, and the issue of justifying the choice of rationality.

  • Issue Year: 70/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 129-153
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish