This essay is an attempt to offer at least a partial answer to the question concerning Leibniz's motivation for the need to create a universal language. It is relevant, among other things, due to Leibniz's claim which contradicts the idea of a universal language, in which he clearly stresses that “every language, even the poorest one, can express everything”, as well as owing to Leibniz's historical contribution to the idea of formalization and to the mechanization of the reasoning processes. This (...) paper is also an attempt to reconstruct the paradigm of language research pursued in a specific period of time in 17th century language theory. (shrink)

The idea of automation of reasoning in science, which is extremely high-ranking nowadays in connection with the development of computer technology and research into artificial intelligence has been presented in the history of mind since taking up a cohered with the idea of mechanization of reasoning. It is therefore proper to present the greatest enthusiast every of this idea on the threshold of the contemporary science, who treated the idea of mechanization in reasoning very widely, assuming that every mind process (...) can be expressed in some physical manner – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. (shrink)

The organisational activity of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz fits squarely with the transformations in science and research that took place in the seventeenth-century Europe with the inspiration of the model presented by Francis Bacon in New Atlantis (Bacon 1626). This paper is an attempt to assess Leibniz’s efforts aimed at building a new enlightened society within the structures of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. The philosopher’s reformatory projects also had an internationalist dimension for Leibniz saw science as an (...) area free of any political or societal boundaries. Leibniz’s activity in this field should be analysed not only in the context of social and civilisational changes taking place in Europe in the late seventeenth and the early eighteenth century but also take into account a wide spectrum of the philosopher’s research activities and his numerous contributions to diverse fields of knowledge, the value and significance of which could only be appreciated by later generations. (shrink)

Popperowskie poglądy na temat języka i jego funkcji, omawiane w książce zatytułowanej Wiedza a zagadnienie ciała i umysłu, są integralnie powiązane z jego teorią trzech światów. Zamierzam przedstawić podstawowe idee tej teorii, koncentrując się w szczególności na Popperowskiej koncepcji tzw. trzeciego świata i fundamentalnej roli języka w procesie tworzenia tego świata. W wyżej wspomnianej książce Popper opisuje swoją teorię trzech światów z perspektywy historycznej i porównuje tę teorię z koncepcjami Platona, Bolzano i Fregego. Wspominając Leibniza, jako swojego poprzednika, Popper nie (...) przeprowadza jednak analizy Leibnizjańskiej koncepcji świata i języka. W artykule podjęto próbę połączenia teorii Poppera z poglądami Leibniza, a także wskazania na pewne podobieństwa i różnice pomiędzy nimi. (shrink)