Sokrates, Meursault i Karamazowowie – proces sądowy jako medium filozoficzne

The aim of this study is to characterise the way that literary accounts of court trials shape the space for philosophical considerations. In the first part of the text, Marshall McLuhan’s concept of the medium is introduced and interpreted within the context of Martin Heidegger’s notion of technology. The second part of the paper, meanwhile, concerns the opposition between language and reality, which is crucial for the philosophical implications of courtroom space. This study includes also the “law and literature” perspective. The theoretical reflection is based on an analysis of The Stranger by Albert Camus, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Plato’s The Apology. Finally, the third part deals with the literary composition of the court trial account.