萊謝克·柯拉柯夫斯基

柯拉柯夫斯基一生髮表了三十多部著作，最主要著作有：《馬克思主義主流》(1976—1978)、《宗教，如果沒有上帝……》(1982)、《形而上學的恐怖》(1988)等。文學方面，有三本短篇故事集最為著名，在世界上廣泛流傳：《關於來洛尼亞王國的十三個童話故事》(1963)、《天堂的鑰匙》(1964)和《與魔鬼的談話》(1965)。

Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: 23 Questions from Great Philosophers

紐約時報訃聞的結尾，

In a noted lecture in 1982, Mr. Kolakowski said the cultural role of philosophy was “never to let the inquisitive energy of mind go to sleep, never to stop questioning what appears to be obvious and definitive, always to defy the seemingly intact resources of common sense” and “never to forget that there are questions that lie beyond the legitimate horizon of science and are nonetheless crucially important to the survival of humanity as we know it.”

每日電訊報訃聞的開頭：

It was therefore not the philosopher's role to deliver the truth, but to "build the spirit of truth" by questioning what appears to be obvious, always suspecting that there might be "another side" to any question. The true philosopher should approach any issue with scepticism and humility: "A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading", he said.