Investigations in the Theory of Knowledge at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72205-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 122, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities / Polish Analytical Philosophy

This collection consists of texts by four authors—Narcyz Lubnicki, Ludwik Fleck, Leon Koj, and Zdzislaw Cackowski—who formed the first two generations of philosophy at the Marie Curie-Sklodowska University. They deal with the problems of human cognitive processes and activities, the structure of everyday and scientific knowledge, including its justification and normativity, extensional and intensional logic, semiotics and pragmatics, as well as the issue of human experience considered from the perspective of ethics and philosophical anthropology. The reader will learn about the history of the initiation and development of the science-oriented, anti-dogmatic, postulative method, and pragmatic directions of philosophical research conducted over half a century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Trompiz, Patrick

Hetmanski, Marek

Pomorski, Jan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Notes on the Original Publications

1 Introduction: Narcyz Lubnicki, Ludwik Fleck, Leon Koj, and Zdzislaw Cackowski

Four Founders of Philosophical Research at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Marek Hetmanski, Jan Pomorski, Jacek Pasniczek, Zbyslaw Muszynski, and Józef Debowski

Part 1 Philosophy of Science and Methodology

2 Key Aspects of the Positivist Worldview Narcyz Lubnicki

3 How Did the Bordet-Wassermann Test Emerge? And How Does Any Scientific Discovery Come About? Ludwik Fleck

4 Dissolving Metaphysical Problems by Applying the Postulate Method Narcyz Lubnicki

Part 2 Theory of Knowledge and Epistemology

5 On Ultimate Justification Narcyz Lubnicki

6 On the Justification of Beliefs Leon Koj

7 The Theory of Knowledge: Its Subject Matter and Scope. Knowledge as Fact, Necessity, Possibility Zdzislaw Cackowski

8 Continuity and Discontinuity in Human Cognition Zdzislaw Cackowski

9 Epistemological Obstacle Zdzislaw Cackowski

Part 3 Semantics, Semiotics and Philosophical Logic

10 Introduction to Intensional Semantics Leon Koj

11 Disputes Surrounding Extensional Semantics Leon Koj

12 An Event-Based Conception of Signs Leon Koj

13 The Uniqueness of Human Action: Mediation, Problem-Orientation, Symbolism Zdzislaw Cackowski

14 The Material Nature of Signs and the Function of Meaning Zdzislaw Cackowski

Part 4 Axiology and Philosophical Anthropology

15 Epistemological Issues in Ethics Narcyz Lubnicki

16 Action, Counteraction, Valuation Zdzislaw Cackowski

17 The Definition of Obligation Leon Koj

18 Pain, Suffering and Human Consciousness Zdzislaw Cackowski

Index of Terms and Names

Über Autor(innen)

Marek Hetmanski, Ph.D. (1988), Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, is full Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at that university. He has published monographs and many articles on epistemology, including Rationality and Decision Making: From Normative Rules to Heuristics (Brill, 2018).

Jan Pomorski, Ph.D. (1980), Adam Mickiewicz University, is full Professor of History and Methodology of History at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. He has published monographs and many articles on theory and methodology of history, including Homo Metahistoricus (UMCS, 2019).