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Władysław Mieczysław Kozłowski, Philosophical Sketches [1900]
Author: Władysław Mieczysław Kozłowski (1858–1935) [philosopher, naturalist, and journalist; exiled to Siberia; professor at the University of Poznań].
Publisher: Warsaw, “Przegląd Filozoficzny” Publishing House. Main distribution center at J. Fiszer’s bookstore, 9 Nowy Świat Street.
Year of publication: 1900.
Format: 19 cm.
Number of pages: 294.
Binding: Period half-leather binding.
“Philosophical Sketches” was published in 1900 as part of the “Przegląd Filozoficzny” Publishing House series, with its main distribution center at Jan Fiszer’s bookstore in Warsaw; the book was printed in Łódź at S. Dębski’s printing house. The volume collects the author’s essays from a period when Polish philosophy was searching for a new language: classical positivism was losing its explanatory power, while the natural sciences and psychology were raising questions that existing systems could not answer. Kozłowski, a natural scientist by training, was among those thinkers who sought to combine the achievements of the empirical sciences with philosophical reflection—his views are described as a synthesis of positivism and neo-Kantianism. He was a faithful follower of Auguste Comte and his “religion of humanity,” while also being influenced by Jean-Marie Guyau’s “philosophy of life” and William James’s pragmatism. He viewed literature primarily as a powerful tool for human education, valuing socially engaged prose, such as the works of Orzeszkowa and Konopnicka.
Władysław Mieczysław Kozłowski was born on November 17, 1858, in Kyiv, into a patriotic noble family. He studied medicine and the natural sciences at Kyiv University, specializing in biology. In March 1880, he was arrested for revolutionary activities and exiled to Verkholensk in Siberia; he returned in 1889 and earned a degree in botany at Dorpat. From 1890, he lived in Warsaw, contributing to the journal *Wszechświat*; from 1896 to 1898, he lectured in Polish expatriate circles in the United States, and then settled in Kraków, where in 1899 he earned a doctorate in philosophy from Jagiellonian University and founded the journal *Pogląd na Świat* (1900–1902). In 1900, he earned his habilitation in Lviv; he also lectured in Brussels and Geneva. In 1905, he co-founded the Warsaw Society for Scientific Courses, the precursor to the Free Polish University, and from 1920 onward, he taught the theory and methodology of science at the University of Poznań. His major works include *Natural Science and Philosophy* (1909) and *Fundamentals of Logic* (1916). He died on April 25, 1935, in Konstancin and was buried in Skolimów.
The provenance of this piece remains unknown—the only traces of previous use are pencil notes on the endpapers, with no stamps or ownership signatures.
A collection of essays by a philosopher-naturalist, exile, and scholar, published at the dawn of the 20th century in the “Przegląd Filozoficzny” series —a must-have for historians of Polish philosophy, researchers of the anti-positivist turn, and collectors of Warsaw scholarly prints from the early 20th century.
The block is intact; the paper shows discoloration and natural spots characteristic of the era. Binding: original period half-leather in good condition, with slight wear on the spine; the gilt lettering is clear.
Catalog ID: 7967-19-A-Z
Author: Władysław Mieczysław Kozłowski (1858–1935) [philosopher, naturalist, and journalist; exiled to Siberia; professor at the University of Poznań].
Publisher: Warsaw, “Przegląd Filozoficzny” Publishing House. Main distribution center at J. Fiszer’s bookstore, 9 Nowy Świat Street.
Year of publication: 1900.
Format: 19 cm.
Number of pages: 294.
Binding: Period half-leather binding.
“Philosophical Sketches” was published in 1900 as part of the “Przegląd Filozoficzny” Publishing House series, with its main distribution center at Jan Fiszer’s bookstore in Warsaw; the book was printed in Łódź at S. Dębski’s printing house. The volume collects the author’s essays from a period when Polish philosophy was searching for a new language: classical positivism was losing its explanatory power, while the natural sciences and psychology were raising questions that existing systems could not answer. Kozłowski, a natural scientist by training, was among those thinkers who sought to combine the achievements of the empirical sciences with philosophical reflection—his views are described as a synthesis of positivism and neo-Kantianism. He was a faithful follower of Auguste Comte and his “religion of humanity,” while also being influenced by Jean-Marie Guyau’s “philosophy of life” and William James’s pragmatism. He viewed literature primarily as a powerful tool for human education, valuing socially engaged prose, such as the works of Orzeszkowa and Konopnicka.
Władysław Mieczysław Kozłowski was born on November 17, 1858, in Kyiv, into a patriotic noble family. He studied medicine and the natural sciences at Kyiv University, specializing in biology. In March 1880, he was arrested for revolutionary activities and exiled to Verkholensk in Siberia; he returned in 1889 and earned a degree in botany at Dorpat. From 1890, he lived in Warsaw, contributing to the journal *Wszechświat*; from 1896 to 1898, he lectured in Polish expatriate circles in the United States, and then settled in Kraków, where in 1899 he earned a doctorate in philosophy from Jagiellonian University and founded the journal *Pogląd na Świat* (1900–1902). In 1900, he earned his habilitation in Lviv; he also lectured in Brussels and Geneva. In 1905, he co-founded the Warsaw Society for Scientific Courses, the precursor to the Free Polish University, and from 1920 onward, he taught the theory and methodology of science at the University of Poznań. His major works include *Natural Science and Philosophy* (1909) and *Fundamentals of Logic* (1916). He died on April 25, 1935, in Konstancin and was buried in Skolimów.
The provenance of this piece remains unknown—the only traces of previous use are pencil notes on the endpapers, with no stamps or ownership signatures.
A collection of essays by a philosopher-naturalist, exile, and scholar, published at the dawn of the 20th century in the “Przegląd Filozoficzny” series —a must-have for historians of Polish philosophy, researchers of the anti-positivist turn, and collectors of Warsaw scholarly prints from the early 20th century.
The block is intact; the paper shows discoloration and natural spots characteristic of the era. Binding: original period half-leather in good condition, with slight wear on the spine; the gilt lettering is clear.
Catalog ID: 7967-19-A-Z
