Art of Philosophy: A Selection of Jerzy Perzanowski's Works
Jerzy Perzanowski  
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Publisher:Transaction Pub
Genre:Philosophy, Logic, Metaphysics, Movements, Analytic
Pages:225
ISBN:9783868381306
Dewey:160
Release:2012-01-01
Dimensions:22.00 cm x 15.20 cm x 1.30 cm
Date Added:2020-04-29
Summary: Jerzy Perzanowski's ideas were based on an original blend of logic and ontology in what he called onto/logic, where the slash is meant to suggest a quotient of ontology by logic. Perzanowski began as a logician, his early works being on modal logic, then gradually shifted his interest to "logical philosophy," meaning not so much philosophy of logic as philosophy informed by logic. Perzanowski was a rare breed of analytical philosopher who thought that a philosophical "theory of everything" was worthwhile. In this systematic spirit, he began with method. He presented his "method of total analysis and synthesis" quite simply: reduce the object of research to its simplest possible constituents, and then combine them in some way. Better still, combine them in every possible way, thereby producing a space of possibilities analogous to (and in certain cases identical with) the logical space. Thus, analysis and synthesis differ from a trivial disassembly and reassembly.