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Anti-irrationalism, Its Value and Philosophical Implications
Anti-irrationalism, Its Value and Philosophical Implications

Author(s): Ryszard Kleszcz
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii, Instytut Filozofii
Keywords: anti-irrationalism; rational beliefs; metaphilosophy; Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz; Izydora Dąmbska

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the concept of anti-irrationalism coined by the members of the Lvov-Warsaw School. The term “anti-irrationalism” comes from Ajdukiewicz, who used it to define the specificity of the School as a whole. For Ajdukiewicz, anti-irrationalism, which values cognition with intersubjective qualities, is contrasted with irrationalism. The article discusses Twardowski’s tripartite division of beliefs into rational, “irrational,” and “non-rational.” Against this background, the article explores Dąmbska’s view on irrationalism, which is divided by her into several subcategories.Finally, the author considers the question of anti-irrationalism as a metaphilosophical standpoint in the context of the question of a worldview.

  • Issue Year: 30/2022
  • Issue No: 1 (117)
  • Page Range: 39-46
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English