1902 – 1995
Józef Maria Bocheński (1902–1995) was a Polish Dominican friar, logician, and philosopher who became one of the twentieth century's foremost authorities on formal logic and the logic of religion. He taught at the University of Fribourg for decades and made foundational contributions to the analytic study of religious language and the formal analysis of authority. His historical and systematic work in logic bridged the Scholastic and analytic traditions.
Authored 'A History of Formal Logic' (1956), a landmark survey of logic from antiquity to the modern era
Developed a formal logic of religion, treating theological propositions with rigorous symbolic methods
Wrote 'The Logic of Religion' (1965), pioneering analytic philosophy of religion
Produced a systematic formal analysis of authority structures in 'Was ist Autorität?' (1974)
Contributed to the study of Soviet Marxism through logical and philosophical critique