Review article

Zimmermann on the Knowledge of the Truth

Mihaela Lovrić ; Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

This contribution sheds light on the question of truth in the thought of a prominent Croatian 20th-century philosopher – Stjepan Zimmermann (1884–1963). Zimmermann holds that the question of truth is not only a fundamental question of philosophy, but also one of science in general. In Zimmermann’s view, every scientific discipline is dependent on epistemology – the philosophical doctrine of true knowledge. A central task of noetics aims to answer the following questions: Is there absolute truth? Is all truth equally valid not only with regard to man (in relative terms) but also independently of the knower (in absolute terms)? Seeking an answer, Zimmermann adheres to the objectivist view, in accordance with which he defines “knowledge/ cognitio” as the determination of the subject in terms of the object. By using the crucial evidence or proof of the objectivist noetics – the immediate manifestation of the intended reality in a proposition – Zimmermann expands the value of true knowledge/cognition beyond the limits of the laws of thoughts, and grounds it in the objective being.

Keywords

Stjepan Zimmermann; absolute truth; relative truth; objectivism; subjectivism; intentionality

Hrčak ID:

100684

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/100684

Publication date:

26.2.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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