Andrzeja Półtawskiego próba ugruntowania ludzkiego poznania i racjonalności

The article presents Andrzej Półtawski’s criticism of the concept of experience, aimed primarily at Husserl’s theory of perception. This critique led Półtawski to the concept of a personal conceptual model of the world. It was only from this perspective that it became possible to combine the cognitive, moral, and spiritual aspects into one coherent concept of man. Półtawski has repeatedly emphasized the importance of phenomenology in understanding the foundations of knowledge, values, and the human position in the world. Phenomenology was his constant point of reference, and in it he sought inspiration to answer questions about the sources and certainty of knowledge, principles of conduct, and the concept of man. He strongly rejected idealistic trends in phenomenology and unfounded claims of certainty. He argued for its realistic interpretation and tried to develop it creatively, referring to the evolutionary theory of cognition, psychology, and psychiatry.