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Przedmiot estetyki, jej zadania, metoda i miejsce pośród nauk w Szkole Lwowsko-Warszawskiej
The subject of aesthetics, its tasks, method and place among the sciences

Author(s): Aleksandra Horecka
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii, Instytut Filozofii
Keywords: aesthetics; Lviv-Warsaw School; Ossowski; Wallis; Blaustein; Tatarkiewicz; Czeżowski; Baley; Witwicki

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to present views and opinions of the representatives of Lvov-Warsaw School upon subject, tasks, methods of aesthetics and its place among others sciences. Although writings on aesthetical problems appeared in the Lvov- Warsaw School relatively late, many scholars from that scientific circle contributed very much to the development of aesthetics — among others — Stanisław Ossowski, Mieczysław Wallis, Leopold Blaustein, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Tadeusz Czeżowski, Stefan Baley, Władysław Witwicki and Tadeusz Witwicki. The opinions of these philosophers and psychologists (and also other representatives of Lvov-Warsaw School which were not interested in particular aesthetical problems) upon subject of aesthetics and its place among sciences are varied, but they agree that aesthetics is a philosophical science and that the concepts and thesis of aesthetics should be clear and well constructed, whereas incorrectly posted problems – eliminated.

  • Issue Year: 15/2007
  • Issue No: 3 (59)
  • Page Range: 41-65
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish