Izydora Dąmbska was one of the most outstanding representatives of the philosophical Lvov-Warsaw School. Her principal interests are generally thought to be restricted to problems of epistemology and methodology. However, this is not entirely true. Very original and important axiological themes can be found in many of her works. For her many disciples Dąmbska was an example of a true philosopher. The main goal of this article is to outline the most important features of her axiological reflections.
The article is intended to be a contribution to the history of Polish philosophy in the 20th century. It presents Tadeusz Kroński's review of Roman Ingarden's Controversy Over the Existence of the World. The review was published in 1952 in "Myśl Filozoficzna", a journal dominated by Marxist philosophers. The character of this journal is discussed, as well as the ideological context of Kroński's offensive review entitled The World in the Brackets of Ontology. The author discusses this review as a part of the Stalinization of Polish philosophy. Kroński's motives and the significance of his review are analysed in the context of Józef Tischner’s account presented in "The Polish Form of Dialogue".
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