ANALITINĖ KALBOS IR MOKSLO FILOSOFIJA LIETUVOJE*
ANALYTICAL PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE AND SCIENCE IN LITHUANIA

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents an overview of analytical phi¬losophy in lithuania. It is observed that analytical philosophy had not been studied or developed in Lithuania before the 1970s, when evaldas Nekrašas and Rolandas Pavilionis began their work in philoso¬phy of science and philosophy of language, rooted in analytical tradition. the article discusses the works of Nekrašas and Pavilionis, as well as those of others (e.g., Degutis and Plėšnys). It notes that analytical philosophy was the first non-Marxist trend of phi¬losophy to be developed in post-war lithuania, and thus it was of considerable influence at the time when the Marxist methodology had to be overthrown. Although the influence of analytical philosophy in Lithuania has diminished during later years in favour of postmodern trends, it is still evident in some recent works on philosophy of mind, philosophy of causa¬tion, and methodology of the humanities and social sciences. It has also made a strong impact upon the development of political philosophy and research in the history of positivism. Keywords: Lithuanian philosophy, analytical philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, positivism.

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