1st Edition
Polish Analytical Philosophy A Survey and a Comparison with British Analytical Philosophy
First published in 1967, Polish Analytical Philosophy presents the first comprehensive study of Polish analytical philosophy that has been written in Polish or English, traces the origin of the Polish analytical movement, it's development in the period between the World Wars, and its decline after the Second World War. The book shows that although inspired by the British movement and in close touch with the Vienna circle, Polish philosophy acquired its own distinctive character. Analytical philosophy in Poland was actively engaged in logic and language but tended rather to be interested in constructing philosophical doctrines which attempted to resolve traditional problems of ontology and epistemology.
The author contrasts leading representatives of analytical philosophy in Britain and in Poland, and his study will be a valuable addition to the literature of the analytical trend in Europe.
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. On the Origins and Character of Analytical Philosophy 2. Kazimierz Twardowski and the Rise of the Analytical Movement in Poland 3. Jan Lukasiewicz and the Dilemma of Modern Scientific Philosophy 4. Tadeusz Kotarbinski- Concretism and Praxiology 5. Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz - Epistemology Reflected in Language 6. Philosophers of Linguistic Orientation 7. On the Margins of Analytical Philosophy 8. Analytical Philosophy and Marxism 9. Some Comparisons with British Analytical Philosophy Final Remarks Selected Bibliographies Index of Subjects Index of Names.
Biography
Henryk Skolimowski
