Can Ontology Be Related to Aesthetics? The Case of Leon Chwistek Cover Image

Czy ontologię można powiązać z estetyką? Przypadek Leona Chwistka
Can Ontology Be Related to Aesthetics? The Case of Leon Chwistek

Author(s): Gabriel Bednarz
Subject(s): Philosophy, Epistemology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Chwistek; reality; axiom; ontology; aesthetics

Summary/Abstract: I explore Leon Chwistek’s views on ontology and aesthetics through a philosophical analysis of his texts. I present and briefly discuss two main interpretations of Chwistek’s ontology, i.e. logical and epistemological, before analyzing Chwistek’s aesthetics to show how it may be based on his ontology. Furthermore, I link both interpretations to the problem of whether or not Chwistek’s four realities share a common domain; a problem which is associated with his aesthetics. Finally, I make suggestions regarding further research on his notion of transitional types of art and the corresponding realities.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 66
  • Page Range: 35-58
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English