Clarity as a Methodological Value. Łuszczewska-Romahnowa’s Approach

Abstrakt

The founder Kazimierz Twardowski made the requirement for clarity of philosophical style one of the important features of the Lvov-Warsaw School. However, there was no widely accepted definition of clarity. Certain members adopted radical positions on this question and rejected all unclear philosophical texts. By contrast, other members of the School felt that this position was too radical and had several drawbacks. Among those members was Seweryna Łuszczewska-Romahnowa. She was aware of the importance of a clear style in philosophy and pedagogy, and saw it as one of the great contributions of the Lvov-Warsaw School. However, she also stressed that the swift discarding of obscure texts can do more harm than good. She argued that, in philosophy as well as in science, even unclearly formulated theories can produce valuable results.