Two Poles Worlds Apart

The article describes the background of Roman Ingarden's 1922 review Leon Chwistek's book Wielość rzeczywistości (The Plurality Realities), and back-and-forth that followed. Despite differences, two shared some interesting similarities. Both authors had important ties to intellectual happenings outside Poland were not considerd mainstream at home. In end, however, it is these connections allowed them gain recognition. Ingarden, who been a student Husserl, became leading phenomenologist in postwar Poland. For Chwistek, painter, philosopher, logician interested Russell’s work, such meant he won competition for professorship university Lwów over Alfred Tarski. Until recently, Chwistek’s place Polish logic remains unclear Ingarden’s interactions with Vienna Circle have investigated extensively. A deeper look this fracas between Ingarden Chwistek helps one study complicated mesh alliances within Lwów-Warsaw School. also identifies origins split phenomenology analytic philosophical tradition accompanied by translations reviews.