Volume 56 (2001), 5

The paper is based on the analysis of G. Simmel's book The Philosophy of Money (1900). It focuses on Simmel's interpretation of economical and macrosociological issues based on the philosophical conception of money, which symbolizes the whole value world of modern culture. It sheds light first of all on Simmel's aesthetical perspective and his apllying… Read more

One of the predominating ethical principles in contemporary western culture is the proclamation of the respect for human dignity. It is emphasized as the universal principle of human relationships, its importance being stressed also in specific relationships concerning human care. The author aims at the conceptualization of the phenomenon of human dignity, seen… Read more

The aim of the paper is to reconstruct the epistemological shifts in the development of algebraic thought during the period reaching from Lagrange to Noether. We believe that, first, it illustrates the usefulness of Wittgenstein’s concept of pictorial form (we prefer to call it form of language), because the evolution of algebra can most clearly be described as… Read more