Not-only-cognitive and more-than-cognitive humanities

This article offers a partial summary of the project titled Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Humanities and the Axiological Nature of Acts of Understanding. The axiological dimension of understanding is examined in relation to the identity of the humanities, which are becoming increasingly fragmented. I approach this issue through the distinction proposed by Stanisław Pietraszko, who argued for a distinction between the cognitive and non-cognitive humanities.This article presents examples of both types of humanities, highlighting not only the differences but also the similarities between them. I argue that it is still possible to speak of the humanities as a unified field and, in order to capture their unity in diversity, propose the terms “not-only-cognitive humanities” and “more-than-cognitive humanities.” I conclude by suggesting that Pietraszko’s axiological theory of culture, reinterpreted within the framework of cultural ontology, can provide a research perspective for studying the cultures that shape the practice of the humanities.