Review article

Dvorniković's perception of Wilhelm Wundt

Ivana Skuhala Karasman ; Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Vladimir Dvorniković (1888−1956) wrote about the German physician, psychologist and philosopher W. Wundt (1832−1921) in several of his writings: in his book Contemporary philosophy I (Savremena filozofija I) Dvorniković places Wundt's philosophical thought between Kantian and extra-Kantian movements on one side, and on the other evolutionary philosophy as represented by its main proponent, Herbert Spencer. Wundt started as a physiologist and only later turned towards psychology. For Wundt psychology is a special, empirical science and he divides it in two parts: experimental psychology and psychology of nations. The psychology of nations presents a completion oft he experimental psychology. Psychology, having been founded in this way, is further a basis for the following philosophical disciplines: logic, epistemology, ethic and sociology.

Keywords

Vladimir Dvorniković; Wilhelm Wundt; philosophy; psychology

Hrčak ID:

78752

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/78752

Publication date:

30.1.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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