Letter from Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz written 31.10.1936

Author Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Category incoming correspondence, Polish researchers

Archive Ingarden Family archives

Date of creation 31.10.1936

Reference code in archive ARI

Resource type letter

Subject matter academic issues, personal issues, publication issues

Field philosophy

Tags #? Łubnicki, #? Stępniewski, #About being in itself and for itself, #Analysis of Matter, #Bertrand Russell, #critique of Carnap, #dissertation, #Edmund Husserl, #logic, #Łódź, #méditations cartésiennes, #Morning Voice, #philosophical convention, #Roman Ingarden, #Rudolf Carnap, #Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, #William Stern, #Witkacy

31.X 1936
Honoured and Dear Professor:
You have inspired me so much, that I have whipped up a small letter. Please forgive my “Frechheit” [impudence], but in polemics my tender speech adopts a ruthless tone. If you have not read Mr. Łubnicki’s report from convention in Lodz in “Morning Voice” from October 2 and 4, you do not know about my costume, which I used to lure the biggest moguls to my lecture. In addition to the critique of Carnap, I began to write a dissertation with the title “About being in itself and for itself” and this is the piece that I would like to dedicate to you. I came back here to take advantage of the autumn, and since my arrival winter continues without a break, the last snowfall was 70 cm. Your letter (like everything related to philosophy in my life: people and books) has just arrived encouraging me to add things to the essay previously started “about being in and for itself”. I am enclosing a letter from Stępniewski, who asks for an intermediary in obtaining Husserl’s Cart[esian]. Med[itations] from you I would like to read it myself, but after I rest from logic[al investigations] – it’s a drag. In addition, I am reading W. Stern the monadist and An[alysis] of Matter by Russell.
I enclose words of deep respect and affection for you all, F.G. [family greetings]
n Witkacy