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"Logika i język" pół wieku później

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nr 2

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An extensive Polish anthology Logic and Language, for which Jerzy Pelc selected and translated a number of papers, has been for many years an invaluable resource in teaching and research. It has provided a helpful and instructive picture of some essential debates within analytic philosophy. However, in addition to several crucial essays, which firmly belong to the core texts of this tradition, the anthology includes also marginal and insignificant papers. And what is even more surprising, Pelc has passed over contributions of a few hugely influential philosophers (G. E. Moore, L. Wittgenstein, W. V. Quine, J. L. Austin, and H. P. Grice), and the justification of his selection given in the preface to the collection is incomplete and far from convincing.

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Obszerna antologia Logika i język z analitycznej filozofii języka, do której J. Pelc wybrał i przełożył teksty, była przez wiele lat wykorzystywana w nauczaniu i badaniach w Polsce. W udany sposób przedstawia niektóre dyskusje toczone w ramach filozofii analitycznej. Jednakże obok tekstów kluczowych, które weszły do kanonu tej tradycji, zawiera także prace marginalne i mało znaczące. Zaskakujące jest pominięcie przez Pelca kilku bardzo ważnych filozofów i ich dorobku (G. E. Moore’a, L. Wittgensteina, W. V. Quine’a, J. L. Austina i H. P. Grice’a), a podane we wstępie do antologii uzasadnienie tych braków jest niekompletne i mało przekonujące.

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Ontologia, pluralizm pojęciowy, deflacjonizm

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nr 2

15-32

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Despite the recent revival of ontology, Hilary Putnam has argued that conceptual relativity and conceptual pluralism in general undermine the prospects of ontology as a viable philosophical discipline. He has even proclaimed in his book Ethics Without Ontology that ontology is dead and has pronounced its „obituary”. It might seem, however, that this pronouncement is premature. Not only is the doctrine of conceptual relativity and pluralism problematic, but also the versions of ontology considered by Putnam are far from being exhaustive. For instance, there is a view known as ontological deflationism which fits very well with the main thrust of Putnam’s own pragmatic pluralism. Nevertheless, after a close examination of two examples of such an ontological deflationism (proposed by Paul Horwich and Huw Price), it may be concluded that this strategy tends to lead to metaphilosophical quietism and the abandonment of ontology or metaphysics as a legitimate enterprise. So perhaps the recent revival of ontology is much ado about nothing after all.

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Uwagi o genezie i koncepcjach metafilozofii

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tom 53

33-47

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Although reflection on the nature of philosophy has constituted an integral part of this discipline from its beginnings, the term „metaphilosophy” referring to such a reflection only made its first appearance in the middle of the twentieth century. In the course of discussions concerning the book by C.J. Ducasse about the subject-matter and method of philosophy, the term was introduced in the United States by C.G. Hempel and M. Lazerowitz, and in Poland by M. Choynowski. Subsequently, two different metaphilosophical programs, which disseminated this category, were put forward by Lazerowitz and J. Kalinowski. They had dissimilar objectives and assumptions, though for both of them a crucial problem was the diversity of philosophical conceptions and persistent disagreements in philosophy.

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Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum’s Letter to George Edward Moore

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tom 26

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nr 1

129-141

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At the beginning of 1940, Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum wrote a letter to G. E. Moore, whom she came to know quite well during her research visit to Cambridge in the 1929-1930 academic year. In this paper, I offer a Polish translation of the document (the original version can be found in the Appendix). The translation is followed by a biographical commentary. Hosiasson describes her dramatic escape from Warsaw to Vilnius and claims that after saving her life “with so many troubles”her “desire of scientific work is more passionate than ever”. At the time of writing her letter Hosiasson was applying for support from the Council for Assisting Refugee Philosophers set up in 1939 in Great Britain, and was asking Moore for a reference. Unfortunately, Hosiasson did not receive effective support that would enable her to find refuge abroad. She was arrested in September 1941 and killed by Germans, or Lithuanians collaborating with them, presumably in April 1942.