Kazimierz Twardowski : : a grammar for philosophy / / by Maria van der Schaar.

• Superior document: Poznańn Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities, Volume 103
• VerfasserIn: Van der Schaar, Maria,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Rodopi,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Poznań studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities ; v. 103.; Polish analytical philosophy ; 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Kazimierz Twardowski (1866-1938) is the founder of the Lvov-Warsaw School with its strong tradition in logic and its scientific approach to philosophy. Twardowski’s unique way of doing philosophy, his method, is of central importance for understanding his impact as a teacher. This method can be understood as a philosophical grammar, which is also how Leibniz conceived his universal language of thought. Analytic philosophy in the twentieth century can be characterized by its opposition to psychologism, on the one hand, and its opposition to metaphysics, on the other. This is changing now, as questions within the philosophy of mind and metaphysics are raised by analytic philosophers today. Maria van der Schaar shows in her book that we can improve our analytic methods by making use of Twardowski’s philosophical grammar. Twardowski’s positive attitude to psychology and metaphysics may also help us to develop an analytic metaphysics and to get a better understanding of the relation between psychology and philosophy.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction. Twardowski as A Pupil and A Teacher -- Questions of Method. From Descriptive Psychology to Philosophical Grammar -- Content and Object. From Psychology to Metaphysics -- Judgement and meaning. on actions and products -- Knowing and Prejudice. An Educational Mission -- Truth and Time. Twardowski’s Impact on his Students -- Bibliography -- Name Index.