Filozofia, nauka i studiowanie według Maxa Horkheimera

• Authors: Walentowicz Halina

Title variants

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Philosophy, Science, Studying in Max Horkhemer’s Views

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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This paper reconstructs Max Horkheimer’s views on interrelations between science and religion. It is shown that Horkheimer criticizes both the neopositivistic scientism which renders science the role of monopoly of cognition, and neo-romantic anti-intellectualism which depreciates scientific cognition by removing from it truth. According to Horkheimer, philosophy is not able to substitute science, and it should not be its instrument. He equalizes blind faith in science with blind faith in religion, treating both as equally disastrous for thinking and the development of culture, and, in consequence, for human life. He proclaims himself in favour of the autonomy of philosophical thinking towards all forms of dogmatism. He considers the lack of autonomy in modernity as leading to a cultural crisis. He sees a hope for its weakening in the postulated reform of academic education; he postulates that it should offer not only professional competencies, but also the attitude of mental maturity recommended already by Kant.

Keywords

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philosophy; science; education; cultural crisis

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Filozofia i nauka. Studia filozoficzne i interdyscyplinarne
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 226-233

Contributors

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Walentowicz Halina

• Instytut Filozofii Uniwersytet Warszawski