Leopold Blaustein’s unique phenomenological-psychological thought : the psychological perspective

english

2025

volume 34, issue 134/135

Brentano school   humanistic psychology   mental phenomena   phenomenological psychology   theory crisis

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The article focuses on several selected aspects of Leopold Blaustein’s philosophical and psychological thought, which have a unique significance in the context of the Lvov–Warsaw School and could be an essential voice in the contemporary discourse on mental phenomena. This concerns: firstly, Blaustein’s proposal to combine descriptive psychology with phenomenology; secondly, humanistic psychology as a unique proposal encompassing an originally understood subject matter of research and a comprehensive methodology; thirdly, the underestimated role of perception in shaping various types of experiences and attitudes (aesthetic, religious, etc.). Although Blaustein was primarily a philosopher, his works were also directly concerned with psychology, and from this perspective, I try to understand the selected aspects of his thought. Despite the passage of time, these are achievements of great importance for philosophy and potentially for contemporary psychology.

22.01.2026