Autorität, Freiheit, Glaube

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This collection of studies by the renowned logician and philosopher J. M. Bochenski primarily analyzes authority, focusing on cognitive authority in the epistemic sphere and deontic authority in the realm of action. Cognitive authority relates closely to concepts like science and rationality, while deontic authority helps clarify notions such as freedom, tolerance, and anarchism, proving essential for understanding a free society. The analytic method employed throughout the studies is particularly effective in Bochenski’s original examinations of social and economic institutions, including universities and industrial enterprises, establishing important avenues for future research. Two contributions explore the relationship between philosophy, Weltanschauung, and religion, serving as preliminary analyses for a forthcoming major work in the philosophy of religion. Additionally, the volume addresses the contentious issue of animal experimentation, proposing a novel framework based on decision theory. Written by a logician and methodologist rather than a social scientist, these studies exhibit conceptual clarity and methodological precision, making them a rare contribution to social philosophy. They offer scientifically grounded guides to action, tackling practical problems through analytic methods and demonstrating how to address such issues from a scientific perspective. This work will interest philosophers, theologians, and soc