My research in philosophy focuses on philosophical issues within the history of traditional logic: I am interested in the problem of existential import, evolution of logical diagrams, and computational accounts of Aristotelian syllogistic. I also did research on formalising syllogistic using interactive theorem provers.
My research in philology focuses on Latin and Ancient Greek texts written by classical vernacular authors. Occasionally, I venture into translating classical Greek and Roman texts to my native Polish. These articles are therefore all in Polish.
So far, I have written more than twenty academic articles, ten of which are published/accepted for publication in major international and Polish academic journals, with the rest being under review. I have also given more than thirty talks, presenting my research at established international conferences, seminars, and on other scholarly occasions.
Publications
1.
Koutsoukou-Argyraki, Angeliki, Wapniarski, Karol.
A Formalisation of Aristotle's Assertoric Syllogistic in Isabelle/HOL.
Topoi – An International Review of Philosophy, 2025.
Greckie utwory Johna Miltona [The Greek poems of John Milton].
Meander, 2026.
10.
Wapniarski, Karol.
Vita Carmine Expressa, czyli poetycka autobiografia Thomasa Hobbesa: przekład z komentarzem [Vita Carmine Expressa, or the poetical autobiography of Thomas Hobbes: translation and commentary].
Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria, 2025.
11.
Wapniarski, Karol.
Leibniz i Chiny. Wokół Novissima Sinica [Leibniz and China: On the Novissima Sinica].
Roczniki Filozoficzne [The Annals of Philosophy], 2026.
12.
Wapniarski, Karol.
Leibniz jako polityk: Consilium Aegyptiacum [Leibniz as a politician: Consilium Aegyptiacum].
Archiwum Historii Filozofii i Myśli Społecznej [Archive of the History of Philosophy and Social Thought], 2026.
13.
Wapniarski, Karol.
Z łacińskiej spuścizny Franciszka Rabelais'go [The Latin Legacy of Francois Rabelais].
Collectanea Philologica, 2026.
14.
Wapniarski, Karol.
„O qui perpetuo…”: Łacińskie juwenilia Jean’a Racine’a i edukacja klasyczna w Port-Royal [“O qui perpetuo…”: The Latin Juvenilia of Jean Racine and the classical education in Port-Royal].
Classica Wratislaviensia. Series Altera, 2026.
15.
Wapniarski, Karol, Urbański, Mariusz.
Syllogistic Diagrams and Existential Commitment: a Historical Study.
DIAGRAMS 2026 Proceedings, 2026.
16.
Wapniarski, Karol.
Aristotle versus Euclid: Syllogising the Elements and the epistemological status of mathematics.
Too Dreadful to be Possible: Alan Turing's 'Heads in the Sand' Objection as a Strategic Move. Case of Modern Discussions Concerning Autonomous Vehicles.
Ontological Commitments of Aristotelian Syllogistic from the point of View of First-Order Logic.
20.
Wapniarski, Karol, Łupkowski, Paweł.
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics as an Impasse-Resolver for the Discussion Surrounding Autonomous Vehicles.
Companion to Aristotle and AI, Brill series of Companions to Philosophy.
Invited contribution
Talks
1.
Reconsidering Leibniz's influence on Russell through the Russell-Couturat Correspondenceaccepted for presentation
The 2026 Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association · University of Reading · 8–10 July 2026
2.
Beyond Pragmatism: On the application of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics to discussions surrounding AIaccepted for presentation
XXI Annual Estonian Philosophy Conference · Tallinn University of Technology · 28–29 May 2026
3.
Urbański, Mariusz, Wapniarski, Karol. Ockham's and Buridan's Classifications of Syllogisms: What can we learn from medieval debates on existential commitments?accepted for presentation
3rd Logic and Philosophy Conference · Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University · 22–23 May 2026
4.
Syllogising the Elements: Early modern attempts at formalising mathematicsaccepted for presentation
38th International Symposium LOGICA 2026 · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy · 18–22 May 2026
Bertrand Russell's Cambridge lectures on Leibniz: The question of intellectual influence
King's College Cambridge Graduate High Table, King's College, University of Cambridge · 13 March 2026
6.
« O qui perpetuo... » : Port-Royal and the Latin pieces of Jean Racine
Classical Reception Seminar · Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge · 24 February 2026
7.
Tytko, Karolina, Carter, Jessica, Wapniarski, Karol. Experiments in Logic and the Role of Diagrammatic Representations: A Case Study of Aristotelian Syllogistic Proof Charts
The 8th International Meeting of the Association for the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (APMP 2026) · Chapman University · 12–15 January 2026
'Barbara, Celarent...': the Epistemology of Syllogistic Mnemonics
Polish Congress of Logic, 1st Symposium on the Languages and Logics of Syllogistics (SYLLOS1) · Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń · 22–26 September 2025
Wapniarski, Karol, Carter, Jessica, Tytko, Karolina. Experiments in Logic and the Role of Diagrammatic Representations: A Case Study of Aristotelian Syllogistic Proof Charts
Cracow Logic Conference (CLoCk) · Jagiellonian University · 24–27 June 2025
The Epistemological Role of Mnemonic Devices in Logic: Latin Syllogistic Verses and Greek Syllogistic DiagramsInvited
L'Institut d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des techniques (IHPST), Séminaire Philmath, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne / CNRS · 18 June 2025
Wapniarski, Karol, Łupkowski, Paweł, Ondráček, Tomáš. Alan Turing's 'Heads in the Sand' Objection as a Strategic Move: Case Study of Autonomous Vehicles Debate
PhiLang2025, PhilArg Session · University of Łódź · 16–18 May 2025
Wapniarski, Karol, Urbański, Mariusz. Exploring Aristotelian Syllogistic in First-Order Logic: An Overview of the History and Reality of Ontological Commitments
14th Panhellenic Logic Symposium · Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · 1–5 July 2024
L'Institut d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des techniques (IHPST), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne / Centre national de la recherche scientifique
The concept of the universe of interpretation and the assumption of the non-emptiness of sets throughout the history of the development of Western logic
c. £1,000
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Study@research
January–November 2024
Team Member
Polish translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology