Why Polish Philosophy Does Not Exist?

Abstract

The author raises the question why Polish philosophy (by which he means Polish analytical philosophy, or Lvov-Warsaw School) differs so much from what is known as „continental philosophy”. He identifies and analyses the following factors which have influenced philosophical development in Poland: socialism, connection betwen philosophy and mathematics, the influence of Austrian philosophy, the unusual role of K. Twardowski, and catholicism. The article ends with an appeal for not tolerating irrationalism and relativism in philosophy.