{"id":456,"date":"2015-05-04T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T14:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icfo.ans.pw.edu.pl\/en\/?page_id=456"},"modified":"2015-05-04T16:20:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T14:20:17","slug":"memoir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icfo.ans.pw.edu.pl\/en\/?page_id=456","title":{"rendered":"Memoir"},"content":{"rendered":"

A memoir of Prof. Jerzy Perzanowski (died 17 May 2009)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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My memoir of Prof. dr. hab. Jerzy Perzanowski is very personal. The first time we met was in Lublin in 1974. As a fifth-year philosophy student at Catholic University in Lublin (KUL), I received a request from Fr. Prof. Stanis\u0142aw Kami\u0144ski to invite Dr. Stanis\u0142aw Surma, Doc. Dr. Andrzej Wro\u0144ski and Dr. Jerzy Perzanowski who were commuting with lectures on logic from Krak\u00f3w to Maria Curie-Sk\u0142odowska University (UMCS) in Lublin to also lead lectures to the students of Theoretical Philosophy Section at KUL. The invitation was accepted. The way in which Dr. Jerzy Perzanowski introduced us to the arcana of model theory was a great intellectual experience for us.<\/span><\/p>\n

After graduating, by fate I ended up in Krak\u00f3w in 1975 with the aim of preparing a doctoral thesis in the Logic Department of Jagiellonian University in Krak\u00f3w (UJ). The conversation with the then director Prof. Stanis\u0142aw Surma \u2013 still remains a particularly pleasant memory for me. I was included in the ‘Family’ (I’m quoting Prof. S. Surma) which meant the employees of the Logic Department. The style of scholarly work and the tone of lively discussions during the seminars at that time were dictated by Prof. Stanis\u0142aw Surma, Doc. Andrzej Wro\u0144ski and Dr. Jerzy Perzanowski. Their scientific passion, professionalism, moral standpoint and kindness towards younger scholars and postgraduate students were something that obliged us to do well.<\/span><\/p>\n

After completing my doctoral thesis in 1980 under the tutorship of Prof. Andrzej Wro\u0144ski, my contacts with Jurek [diminutive of Jerzy] Perzanowski turned into a sincere friendship. We kept in touch constantly, especially in the last years of his battle with his illness.<\/span><\/p>\n

I owe him for his sincere encouragement while I completed my habilitation thesis, on the ontological proofs of the existence of God. Jurek was an unquestionable specialist in that subject.<\/span><\/p>\n

He had a vision of a Great Philosophy<\/em>, he attempted to reintroduce the program by Jan \u0141ukasiewicz and others \u2013 the ‘mathematization of philosophy’ as it was known. The term ‘logical philosophy’ which was already well-founded in Polish logic-philosophical literature – was coined by \u00a0him. He had an incredible memory, which along with his mathematical education resulted in excellent scientific achievements. He designed publications from the area of logic and ontology in detail. Father Prof. J\u00f3zef Boche\u0144ski, asked by his students about which of the living Polish philosophers he would name as particularly outstanding, he named two; and one of them was Jerzy Perzanowski.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from his scholarly and didactic work, Jurek gave all his heart into supporting the foundation Wsp\u00f3lnota Nadziei<\/em> [Community of Hope] and the project of creating the first Central European farm for autistic people in a village outside of Krak\u00f3w.<\/span><\/p>\n

His last text Does<\/em> God exist or not<\/em>, written over the course of a few weeks while a patient \u00a0at the dr. Jan Biziel University Hospital in Bydgoszcz, Jurek dedicated to dr. hab. Arkadiusz Jawie\u0144 and the entire surgical team which operated on him multiple times and surrounded him with constant medical care. The text (also published in Tygodnik Powszechny<\/em>) fully characterizes his attitude towards these two areas: science and faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

In my memory, I cherish the last telephone conversation with Jurek on Holy Thursday this year. On that special day in priesthood, he wished me an ardent priestly attitude rich in divine providence, deep faith. He said about himself: I will soon go to the Good Father. Similar to his Son, I will die to rise from the dead.<\/em> Thank you, Jurek \u2013 MY DEAR FRIEND!<\/span><\/p>\n

Miros\u0142aw Szatkowski<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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