The Warsaw School of Logic: Main Pillars, Ideas, Significance

Wybraniec-Skardowska, Urszula

doi:10.2478/sh-2024-0003

Abstract

The Warsaw School of Logic (WSL) was the famous branch of the Lviv-Warsaw School (LWS) – the most important movement in the history of Polish philosophy. Logic made the most important field in the activities of the WSL. The aim of this work is to highlight the role and significance of the WSL in the history of logic in the 20^th century.

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