ONTOLOGICZNE I EPISTEMOLOGICZNE
IMPLIKACJE ZANEGOWANIA ZASAD
BYTU I MYŚLENIA WE WSPÓŁCZESNYM
OBRAZIE ŚWIATA
ONTOLOGICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
OF DENYING THE PRINCIPLES OF BEING AND
THINKING IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLDVIEW
Author(s): Adam MatanSubject(s): Epistemology, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: arché; principles of being and thinking; worldview; essentialism; anti-essentialism;
Summary/Abstract: One of the significant factors enabling the development of sciences was the conceptualization of fundamental principles of being and thinking, which was already achieved in ancient times. The principles of identity, non-contradiction,excluded middle, and causality became the foundations of emerging naturalsciences in the 17th century. Simultaneously, in modern philosophy, theybecame the subject of critical analysis, resulting in their gradual rejection.Consequently, the concepts of being and knowledge were deprived of last-ing foundations. This made it impossible to meaningfully legitimize conceptssuch as truth, goodness, and beauty. As a result, skepticism and relativismdestabilize the contemporary worldview. If we aim for a stable worldview,we should treat the principles of being and thinking as rules for verifying andfalsifying our beliefs.
Journal: Studia Teologii Dogmatycznej
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 48-64
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Polish