Józef M. Bocheński and the categorial reconstruction of concepts in the Lvov–Warsaw School

Abstract

In this article, Józef M. Bocheński is presented as a representative of the methodological tendencies of the Lvov–Warsaw School (LWS). Special attention is given to the reconstructive analysis of concepts, the categorial trait of this procedure, and examples of its application by Bocheński. First, some historical and substantial arguments are presented for including Bocheński in the LWS. Secondly, the procedure of the reconstruction of concepts applied in the LWS is characterized. Then the attention turns to the categorial trait of the analysis as indicated by Bocheński. Finally, two examples of Bocheński’s categorial reconstruction of concepts are presented. The article ends with a recapitulation and general remarks.

Qualitative psychology of the Brentano school and its inspirations (another look at empirical qualitative research)

“…Brentano and most of his students would probably suggest to first create a plausible description of a psychic phenomenon, thus subjecting it to descriptive and phenomenological analysis and creating a plausible and reliable theoretical basis, and only then to decide which research tools would be adequate. 12 For example, phenomenological psychology now offers an interesting methodology with the use of phenomenological reduction in introspective research and also the formalisation (even mathematisation) of the language of introspective reports (Gallagher, 2003; Varela, 1996), and the Twardowski school developed an impressive tradition of conceptual analysis (Brożek, 2022; Gradzka, 2021).…”