Władysław Witwicki

1878 - 1948

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movement: humanism

country of citizenship: Poland

languages spoken, written or signed: Polish, Ancient Greek, German

educated at: Leipzig University, Lviv University, University of Vienna

occupation: psychologist, translator, philosopher, artist, art historian

student of: Wilhelm Wundt, Kazimierz Twardowski, Alois Höfler

influenced by: Kazimierz Twardowski, Franz Brentano, William James, Plato

Władysław Witwicki (30 April 1878, Lubaczów – 21 December 1948, Konstancin) was a Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator (mainly of Plato's works into Polish), historian (of philosophy and art) and artist. He is seen as one of the fathers of psychology in Poland.Witwicki was also the creator of the theory of cratism, theory of feelings, and he dealt with the issues of the psychology of religion, and the creation of secular ethics. He was one of the initiators and co-founders of Polish Philosophical Society. He is one of the thinkers associated with the Lwów–Warsaw school. Source: Wikipedia (en)