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Metafilozofia i filozofia (analityczna)
Metaphilosophy and analytic philosophy

Author(s): Jan Woleński
Subject(s): Philosophy, Logic, Contemporary Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: philosophy; analysis; logic; language; science; method; paraphrase;

Summary/Abstract: This paper concerns metaphilosophy and its role in philosophy, particularly in analytic movement. In Introduction the genesis of the term „metaphilosophy” is described and function of metaphilosophical considerations – is it also argued that metaphilosophy is a part of philosophy. The relation of philosophy to science is considered as one the most important metaphilosophical problems. Since the author represents an analytic approach to philosophy, he devotes a separate section to general aspect of metaphilosophy in the context of analytic movement in contemporary philosophy. The method of paraphrases, illustrated by several examples, is proposed as a tool of philosophical analysis

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 49-64
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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