Rafał Dzierwa

University of Rzeszów
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    The paper presents an axiomatic theory of properties formulated in infinitary modal logic S5, with New Foundations with Urelements (NFU) as its metatheory. The formal language is designed to preserve the openness of natural language in speaking about being: it permits self-reference and borderline syntactic cases rather than excluding them by stipulation. This makes it possible to resolve Russell’s paradox for properties without imposing an artificial prohibition on self-exemplification. On this…Read more
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    Autonomy in Stratified Structures
    Studia Humana 14 (1): 15-27. 2025.
    This article proposes a minimalist concept of autonomy that is consistent with determinism, but negates fatalism. Drawing on Nicolai Hartmann’s stratified ontology, it argues that autonomy is achieved not by suspending physical laws, but by introducing new, higher-level determinations unique to individual entities. The tension between general laws and individual autonomy is resolved by emphasizing the unique properties and individual laws that apply to each entity. The article also explains how …Read more