Volume 23 (1968), 6

Papers and Discussions

Philosophy of Science and the Analysis of Artificial Languages

(Original title: Filozofia vedy a analýza umelých jazykov)

Ján Šefránek

Filozofia, 23 (1968), 6, 561-571.

Abstract

The aim of the present paper is to give arguments for the reconstructional conception of science. The first part of the work is constructive: the author formulates there a certain conception of the philosophy of science and explains, why he accepts it. He decided to consider the theory, which investigates the giving of reasons for statements in languages whose use is… Read more

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The Contradiction of the Institutional and the Human

(Original title: Inštitucionálne a humánne)

Svetozár Mirkovič

Filozofia, 23 (1968), 6, 572-585.

Abstract

The power of the forms of alienation is the power of society over individuals. It is an inverted community in which the general determinations of man change, in the form of an institution, into its own self-determination. Institution is a social adoption of the individual who did not adopt the society. As long as society developed by means of slavery, the pole of… Read more

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The Developed Socialism and the Possibilities of Counter-Revolution

(Original title: Rozvinutý socialismus a možnosti kontrarevoluce)

Josef Cibulka

Filozofia, 23 (1968), 6, 586-599.

Abstract

The present paper does not deal with the facts which are mentioned to support the claim that a counter-revolution was taking place in Czechoslovakia. Its purpose is to introduce a generally theoretical problem: to what extent the tendencies toward regressive development from socialism to capitalism are possible under conditions of developed socialistic social… Read more

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Jean-Paul Sartre or The Ways to Freedom

(Original title: Jean-Paul Sartre alebo Cesty k slobode)

Michal Bartko

Filozofia, 23 (1968), 6, 600-618.

Abstract

It is undeniable — and it is not only stated by the critics but also admitted by Sartre himself — that literature became for him a „prolonged arm“ of philosophy. Therefore, to read his novels and dramas from the philosophical point of view is quite natural. In this sense, his works are stories of thoughts as well as emotions, they are novels and dramas ä la these, in… Read more

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