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Józef Kremer (February 22, 1806, Kraków - June 2, 1875 Kraków), was a Polish historian of art, a philosopher, an aesthetician and a psychologist.


Life

He studied at Kraków, Berlin, Heidelberg and Paris. He was a professor of philosophy and rector of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków: 1847, assistant professor; 1850, full professor; 1865, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy; in academic year 1870–71, rector. He was a member of the
Polish Academy of Learning The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning ( pl, Polska Akademia Umiejętności), headquartered in Kraków and founded in 1872, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of scie ...
from the day of its founding (1872). Professor of art history and
aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed t ...
of
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in Kraków. Kremer was the first proponent of Hegelianism in Poland. In 1843 he published the first volume of ''Listy z Krakowa'' (Letters from Kraków), a dissertation in aesthetics in the Hegelian spirit (vols. 1-3, Vilnius 1855-1856), which brought him recognition and renown. Also his ''Wykład systematyczny filozofii'' 'A systematic course of philosophy''(vol. 1, Kraków 1849; vol. 2, Vilnius 1852), apart from the work of
Karol Libelt Karol Libelt (8 April 1807, neighborhood of Chwaliszewo in Poznań, Duchy of Warsaw - 9 June 1875, Brdowo) was a Polish philosopher, writer, political and social activist, social worker and liberal, nationalist politician, and president of the ...
, the first systematic textbook of philosophy in 19th-century Poland, was well received. Kremer's popularity and fame was, however, ensured primarily by his ''Podróż do Włoch'' (Journey to Italy; vols. 1-5, Vilnius 1859-64), which soon found place among the classics of Polish literature, and its excerpts were included in textbooks and anthologies of the day. Thanks to the efforts of Henryk Struve, in 1877-80 a twelve-volume edition of Kremer's collected works was published in Warsaw. No other Polish philosopher contemporary of Kremer's could boast such a publication. Kremer's most important achievement in
psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
was the systematic division of psychic phenomena into the conscious and the unconscious, and the treatment of
anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...
as a science which probes the mutual relations between these two. By considering the act as the best source of information about a person, Kremer anticipated Wilhelm Dilthey's position.


Bibliography

* ''Józef Kremer (1806-1875)'', ed. Jacek Maj, Kraków, Universitas, 2007 (in Polish, with English and Italian summaries),
online
. * Józef Kremer, ''"Krynica wiadomości". Korespondencja Józefa Kremera z lat 1834-1875'', ed. Zbigniew Sudolski, Kraków, Universitas, 2007 (in Polish), . * Józef Kremer, ''Wybór pism estetycznych'', ed. Ryszard Kasperowicz, Kraków, Universitas, 2011 (in Polish), . * ''In the circle of Józef Kremer. The contribution of the Kremer family to Krakow's culture and learning'', ed. Urszula Bęczkowska, Jacek Maj, Kraków,
Jagiellonian Library Jagiellonian Library ( pl, Biblioteka Jagiellońska, popular nickname ''Jagiellonka'') is the library of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and with almost 6.7 million volumes, one of the largest libraries in Poland, serving as a public libra ...
, 2016 (in Polish),
online
.


See also

*
History of philosophy in Poland The history of philosophy in Poland parallels the evolution of philosophy in Europe in general. Overview Polish philosophy drew upon the broader currents of European philosophy, and in turn contributed to their growth. Some of the most momentous ...
*
List of Poles This is a partial list of notable Polish or Polish-speaking or -writing people. People of partial Polish heritage have their respective ancestries credited. Science Physics * Czesław Białobrzeski * Andrzej Buras * Georges Charpa ...


External links


kremer.pl (in Polish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kremer, Jozef 1806 births 1875 deaths Heidelberg University alumni Academic staff of Jagiellonian University 19th-century Polish philosophers Philosophers of art Polish male writers Rectors of the Jagiellonian University Polish art historians Polish messianism