What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Realist? Two Different Answers: Nicolai Hartmann’s and Richard Hӧnigswald’s Cover Image

Co to znaczy być krytycznym realistą? Dwie różne odpowiedzi: Nicolai Hartmann i Richard Hönigswald
What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Realist? Two Different Answers: Nicolai Hartmann’s and Richard Hӧnigswald’s

Author(s): Iwona Alechnowicz-Skrzypek
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Logic, 19th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Ontology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Nicolai Hartmann; Richard Hönigswald; neo-Kantianism; critical realism

Summary/Abstract: Iwona Alechnowicz-Skrzypek’s aim in this paper is to compare the two nonspecific Neo Kantians, admittedly both representing critical realism. Nicolai Hartmann, a follower of the Marburg School, was an idealist before becoming a critical realist, while Richard Hönigswald, a student of Alois Riehl, held on to the position of critical realism from the beginning of his philosophical career. There are many similarities between Hartmann and Hӧnigswald in terms of their understanding of the concept of realism. There are also several differences, which mostly relate to how they addressed the question of the thingin-itself. The most important difference concerns their solution of the problem of empirical data as a basis for the mental representation of objects. A comparison of Hartmann’s and Hönigswald’s approaches to this problem helps us to understand why both are considered non-specific neo-Kantians.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 1-13
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish