Metafizyka - nieznana książka Wincentego Lutosławskiego
Metaphysics - An Unknown Book by Wincenty Lutosławski

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the last work of the well-known Polish neo-messianist philosopher, Wincenty Lutosławski (1863-1954), who was also famous as a researcher into Platonic chronology. The typescript of the Metaphysics was preserved in The Archive of Science of Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU) in Cracow, and also by philosopher’s daughter - Janina Lutosławska (1922-2006). It was recently edited and published. Lutosławski worked on Metaphysics till the last years of his life. Metaphysics is divided into three parts: (1) Knowledge of Reality, (2) Theory of Personality, (3) Discovery of God. Part (1) is a historical and logical reconstruction of the development of philosophy. Part (2) deals with classification of characteristics of personalities. The third part presents four paths towards discovering the existence of God. The Metaphysics proves philosophical development of Lutosławski, who consciously tended towards personalism; his personalism, however, was rooted in 19th century’s Polish messianism. Moreover, in the light of Metaphysics all the objections stating Lutosławski anti-semitism must fall.

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