E-LOGOS, 2020 (vol. 27), issue 1
History of Philosophy
To one of Spinoza´s letters …
Martin Hemelík
E-LOGOS 2020, 27(1):21-24 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.468 
In the frame of this paper are published the first czech informations about the letter, which B. Spinoza wrote to his friend J. Jellesz in april of 1673. This letter has been handed down to us only in the fragments.
A short reminder …
Martin Hemelík
E-LOGOS 2020, 27(1):25-29 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.470
In the frame of this paper is published the first czech translation of letter, which B. Spinoza wrote to his own J. G. Graevius in december of 1673. The content of letter is Spinoza´s reminder and request for sending the letter about René Descartes´ death.
The issue of the ego in Husserl's Logical Investigations and Ideas Pertaining to a Pure Phenomenology and to a Phenomenological Philosophy.
David Rybák
E-LOGOS 2020, 27(1):38-55 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.473
In the fifth Logical Investigation, Husserl argues against the possibility of the pure I as a function that synthetizes the intentional contents. His argumentation is explicitly directed against Neo-Kantian conception of the pure ego elaborated by Paul Natorp in his Einleitung in die Psychologie nach kritischer Methode from 1888. The present text analyzes the polemic over the status of the I by exploring the metaphysical and logical assumptions involved in it. Finally, it is trying to sketch out some motivations that led Husserl to reevaluate the status of the pure I in his Ideen zu einer reine Phänomenologie und phänomenologischen...
Being oneself and being self-conscious. Spinoza's concept of freedom
Hynek Tippelt
E-LOGOS 2020, 27(1):56-70 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.472
The aim of this study is to clarify Spinoza’s concept of freedom and outline the meaning of this concept in Spinoza's philosophical system as a whole. First, I outline the position of the topic of freedom within the framework of Spinoza's philosophical teachings and its reception. Then I gradually turn to how Spinoza’s topic of freedom appears in the context of ontology, ethics and political philosophy. Spinoza's philosophy is ontological - ethics and political philosophy are the application of his ontology. That is why I will start with the interpretation of its basic metaphysical notions - substance, attributes, and modes. In an ethical...
Philosophy of Science
Karl Popper and the Method of Causal Explanation in Historical Sciences
Jiří Stránský
E-LOGOS 2020, 27(1):30-37 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.469
The aim of this paper is to describe the method of causal explanation (or so-called “Covering Law Model”) as it was developed by Karl Popper with special regard to its application in historical sciences. For this reason, the subsequent exposition takes into account also the views of Carl Gustav Hempel who was the first one to transfer this method to the field of historical sciences. It is argued that this transfer is a particular demonstration of (predominantly a Neo-positivistic) tendency to formulate a general scientific method and, therefore, an attempt to put historiography into the same category as other sciences. It is also claimed...
Philosophy of Language
A Meinongian Empirical Case Based on Galician ‘Meigas’
Olga Ramírez Calle
E-LOGOS 2020, 27(1):4-20 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.471
This paper aspires to meet a philosophical challenge posed to the author to give treatment to what was seen as a particularly nice Meinongian case; namely the case of Galician Meigas. However, through the playful footpaths of enchanted Galician Meigas, I rehabilitate some relevant discussion on the justification of belief formation and come to some poignant philosophical insights regarding the understanding of possibilities. I hope both the leading promoter of the challenge and, of course, other philosophical readers are satisfied with the outcome.