Overcoming the Romanticist antinomies in August Cieszkowski’s philosophy

Abstract

The fundamental antinomy of reality has been recognized by historians of ideas as one of the most important features of the Romanticist worldview. Presented is the way in which this antinomy was overcome in the philosophic thought of August Cieszkowski, the most systematic thinker of Polish Messianism. He based his reintegration of the world which he called for on the Hegelian dialectic method rectifying at the same time the inconsistencies contained in the German philosopher’s thought. These inconsistencies are fullest reflected in Hegel's perspective view of history. The paper reconstructs the argumentative strategy that allowed Cieszkowski to achieve his set goals.