Ajdukiewiczâs Contribution to the Realism/Idealism Debate
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In this paper I will present Ajdukiewiczâs analysis of the idealist claims that can be found in three articles and one book: âA semantical version of the problem of transcendental idealismâ (Polish original 1937), âEpistemology and semioticsâ (Polish original 1948), Problems and Theories of Philosophy (Polish original 1949), âOn the notion of existence: some remarks connected with the problem of idealismâ (1949-1950). In my exposition I want to be faithful to what Ajdukiewicz says, but in order to give as concise and clear a summary as possible, I have standardized somewhat the formulations of the idealist claims which Ajdukiewicz analyses in his different papers. In what follows I will first explain how Ajdukiewicz distinguishes between subjective and objective idealism. Then I will recall Carnapâs contribution to the realism/idealism debate, and after that I will examine Ajdukiewiczâs three papers in turn. Finally I will propose a solution to one of the basic difficulties which Ajdukiewicz has found in the idealist claims.