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Investigations in the Theory of Knowledge at the Maria Curie-SkÅodowska University
Series: - PoznaÅ Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities, Volume: 122
- Polish Analytical Philosophy, Volume: 122
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This collection consists of texts by four authorsâNarcyz Åubnicki, Ludwik Fleck, Leon Koj, and ZdzisÅaw Cackowskiâwho formed the first two generations of philosophers at the Marie Curie-SkÅodowska 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.
Marek HetmaÅski, Ph.D. (1988), Maria Curie-SkÅodowska 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-SkÅodowska University. He has published monographs and many articles on theory and methodology of history, including Homo Metahistoricus (UMCS, 2019).
Jan Pomorski, Ph.D. (1980), Adam Mickiewicz University, is full Professor of History and Methodology of History at Maria Curie-SkÅodowska University. He has published monographs and many articles on theory and methodology of history, including Homo Metahistoricus (UMCS, 2019).
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Notes on the Original Publications
1 Introduction: Narcyz Åubnicki, Ludwik Fleck, Leon Koj, and ZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Four Founders of Philosophical Research at the Maria Curie-SkÅodowska University âMarek HetmaÅski, Jan Pomorski, Jacek PaÅniczek, ZbysÅaw MuszyÅski, and Józef DÄbowski
Part 1 Philosophy of Science and Methodology
2 Key Aspects of the Positivist Worldview
âNarcyz Åubnicki
3 How Did the Bordet-Wassermann Test Emerge? And How Does Any Scientific Discovery Come About?
âLudwik Fleck
4 Dissolving Metaphysical Problems by Applying the Postulate Method
âNarcyz Åubnicki
Part 2 Theory of Knowledge and Epistemology
5 On Ultimate Justification
âNarcyz Åubnicki
6 On the Justification of Beliefs
âLeon Koj
7 The Theory of Knowledge: Its Subject Matter and Scope. Knowledge as Fact, Necessity, Possibility
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
8 Continuity and Discontinuity in Human Cognition
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
9 Epistemological Obstacle
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Part 3 Semantics, Semiotics and Philosophical Logic
10 Introduction to Intensional Semantics
âLeon Koj
11 Disputes Surrounding Extensional Semantics
âLeon Koj
12 An Event-Based Conception of Signs
âLeon Koj
13 The Uniqueness of Human Action: Mediation, Problem-Orientation, Symbolism
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
14 The Material Nature of Signs and the Function of Meaning
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Part 4 Axiology and Philosophical Anthropology
15 Epistemological Issues in Ethics
âNarcyz Åubnicki
16 Action, Counteraction, Valuation
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
17 The Definition of Obligation
âLeon Koj
18 Pain, Suffering and Human Consciousness
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Index of Terms and Names
Notes on the Original Publications
1 Introduction: Narcyz Åubnicki, Ludwik Fleck, Leon Koj, and ZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Four Founders of Philosophical Research at the Maria Curie-SkÅodowska University âMarek HetmaÅski, Jan Pomorski, Jacek PaÅniczek, ZbysÅaw MuszyÅski, and Józef DÄbowski
Part 1 Philosophy of Science and Methodology
2 Key Aspects of the Positivist Worldview
âNarcyz Åubnicki
3 How Did the Bordet-Wassermann Test Emerge? And How Does Any Scientific Discovery Come About?
âLudwik Fleck
4 Dissolving Metaphysical Problems by Applying the Postulate Method
âNarcyz Åubnicki
Part 2 Theory of Knowledge and Epistemology
5 On Ultimate Justification
âNarcyz Åubnicki
6 On the Justification of Beliefs
âLeon Koj
7 The Theory of Knowledge: Its Subject Matter and Scope. Knowledge as Fact, Necessity, Possibility
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
8 Continuity and Discontinuity in Human Cognition
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
9 Epistemological Obstacle
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Part 3 Semantics, Semiotics and Philosophical Logic
10 Introduction to Intensional Semantics
âLeon Koj
11 Disputes Surrounding Extensional Semantics
âLeon Koj
12 An Event-Based Conception of Signs
âLeon Koj
13 The Uniqueness of Human Action: Mediation, Problem-Orientation, Symbolism
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
14 The Material Nature of Signs and the Function of Meaning
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Part 4 Axiology and Philosophical Anthropology
15 Epistemological Issues in Ethics
âNarcyz Åubnicki
16 Action, Counteraction, Valuation
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
17 The Definition of Obligation
âLeon Koj
18 Pain, Suffering and Human Consciousness
âZdzisÅaw Cackowski
Index of Terms and Names
The problems of the collection will be of interest to philosophers, methodologists of sciences, logicians and semioticians, not only to professional researchers in these disciplines, but also to students as well as to academic institutions in these disciplines.