@article {1322, title = {Prior{\textquoteright}s Definition of Creative Definitions (Soboci{\'n}ski-Prior-Lejewski{\textquoteright}s Discussion on the Le{\'s}niewskian Definitions)}, journal = {Organon F}, volume = {23}, number = {3}, year = {2016}, pages = {405-416}, type = {State}, abstract = {The article introduces Prior{\textquoteright}s paper Definitions, Rules and Axioms which deals with Le{\'s}niewski{\textquoteright}s creative definitions. It presents the origins of Prior{\textquoteright}s paper and the discussion which is linked with its final form. Prior{\textquoteright}s aim in this paper was to present the Le{\'s}niewskian definitions in comparison with Russell{\textquoteright}s concept of definitions, demonstrating their advantages and disadvantages. The main source of Prior{\textquoteright}s knowledge about the Le{\'s}niewskian definitions were Soboci{\'n}ski{\textquoteright}s papers and letters, which are stored in the Bodleian library. Although the paper Definitions, Rules and Axioms is a unique attempt at approximating creative definitions, it contains several mistakes. Lejewski identified them in his letter to Prior and also described how they arose. Lejewski{\textquoteright}s critique was not severe, however, and Prior coped with it in the introductory page of his paper.}, keywords = {Arthur N. Prior, Boles{\l}aw Soboci{\'n}ski, Czes{\l}aw Lejewski, Stanis{\l}aw Le{\'s}niewski, the creative definitions}, url = {http://www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/doc/organon/2016/3/405-416.pdf}, author = {Ryba{\v r}{\'\i}kov{\'a}, Zuzana} }