He looked to analytical jurisprudence in the United Kingdom, and with the guidance of Professor Kazimierz Opalek, in 1968, he produced his thesis.

As an opponent of the state socialism governing Poland, Woleński edited an underground bulletin Riposte.

"Jan Woleński has achieved success as a teacher and advisor, encompassing the supervision of fourteen doctoral dissertations.

Working with Eckehart Köhler, Wolenski edited the papers and the collection was published as Alfred Tarski and the Vienna Circle.

[4] In 2013 Woleński was awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science for a comprehensive analysis of the work of the Lwów-Warsaw school and for placing its achievements within the context of international discourse in contemporary philosophy.

[5] Woleński was a plenary speaker at the second world congress on religion and logic held in Warsaw, June 18 to 22, 2017.