Letter from Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz written 04.05.1937

Author Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Category incoming correspondence, Polish researchers

Archive Ingarden Family archives

Date of creation 4.05.1937

Reference code in archive ARI

Resource type letter

Subject matter academic issues, personal issues

Field philosophy

Tags #apology, #hauptwerk, #Joachim Metallmann, #Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, #Kazimierz Twardowski, #Leon Chwistek, #Maria Ingarden, #ontological substrate, #Roman Ingarden, #Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, #Vitcatius, #Witkacy

4.V 1937
Honoured and Dear Professor:
I am worried that my letter has put you off. Please forgive the aggressive tone. This is not impertinence and disrespect – on the contrary. I have sent Twardowski the reply to Metallmann, saying that the summary (of the hauptwerk) done by M[etallmann] is perfect and I doubt whether I will do a better job, so that he should consider it recognized as such by me, and publish the polemic by way of “completion” of the summary fully endorsed (signed) by me. An original idea. If I do not do the summary right away. Having finished the correspondence, I returned to the work on the “ontological substrate”. I enclose words of deep respect and affection, and gratitude to both of you. F.G. [family greetings]

n n n Vitcatius.

P.S. Do not you see Ajdukiewicz at all? I have the impression that Chwistek has told him things against me.