Volume 71 (2016), 10

In the second part of my paper, I reconstruct Weber’s notion of the method of abstraction, especially as related to so-called ideal types. Similarly to the previous part, I focus on the cognitive goals, with which the application of the method is associated, the epistemic status of the results of its application, the criteria of the correct application of the… Read more

This article aims to introduce the mutual links between the key political points (political-philosophical and political-theological) of Carl Schmitt’s writings, set against the background of his own specific anthropology, which could be seen as inspired by Christianity, though certainly not traditional. The text shows the links between the “theory of the political… Read more

The objective of the paper is to shed light on Igor Hrušovský’s ambition to develop a scientistic paradigm of philosophical thinking in Slovakia, which would also include philosophy of culture. Special attention is paid to his understanding of culture as a superstructure. He was one of the first to explore the philosophical relevance of the scientist concepts such… Read more

The article sheds light on the reception of Hegel’s philosophy in Hungarian and Slovak philosophical thought of the 19th century. It tries to answer the question: Why the canonizations of Hegel in these two philosophical milieus differ? The canonization itself is rendered as a process and result of controversial coaction of subversive doings of the respective… Read more

In this paper, I argue that despite various differences in his philosophical thinking from early to late, Nietzsche’s reflections on the relationship between art and science forms a thread of continuity in his thought, which sees him ultimately committed to the possibility of truth and knowledge. Moreover, I argue that although he is not committed to it throughout… Read more

Pulp fiction offers two philosophically relevant stories about the radical transformation of a person, which, in accordance with late Kant, could be called „revolutions of the mind“. In both cases we deal with freedom to understand ourselves and our world – in confrontation with irrationality of life lived in fear and violence – differently. From this nihilistic… Read more

The article deals with the researches in recent history of Slovak philosophy as they were accomplished by the Department of philosophy and the history of philosophy (Philosophical faculty, Comenius University) in 1940-1980. Among the main issues are: system of teaching philosophy and making the public familiar with philosophy; Bratislava Philosophical School,… Read more