“Faith of the Enlightened”: Methodological Remarks about Władysław Witwicki’s Dissertation and Several Examples of the Attitudes of “The Enlightened” towards God and Faith Cover Image

„Wiara oświeconych”. Uwagi metodologiczne o rozprawie Władysława Witwickiego oraz kilka przykładów stosunku „oświeconych” do Boga i wiary
“Faith of the Enlightened”: Methodological Remarks about Władysław Witwicki’s Dissertation and Several Examples of the Attitudes of “The Enlightened” towards God and Faith

Author(s): Anna Brożek
Subject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Faith; methodological analysis; Władysław Witwicki; Lvov-Warsaw School

Summary/Abstract: The first part of the article contains a logical reconstruction and a methodological analysis of some aspects of the famous Władysław Witiwcki’s work “Faith of Enlightened”. In particular, the classifications of believers and the principles of these classifications are analyzed; methodological errors committed by Witwicki are indicated. In the second part of the text, Witwicki's distinctions are illustrated by attitudes towards God and faith represented by four representatives of the Lvov-Warsaw School: Kazimierz Twardowski, Jan Łukasiewicz, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, and Józef Maria Bocheński.

  • Issue Year: 67/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-63
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish