PAUL LEUCKFELD (1859–1930) AND THE INDUCTIVE PHILOSOPHY OF WILLIAM WHEWELL (1794–1866)

doi:10.26565/2226-0994-2023-69-9

Volodymyr Abashnik V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2584-5929

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2226-0994-2023-69-9

Keywords: History of Philosophy, Kharkiv University Philosophy, 19th Century English Philosophy, Paul Leuckfeld, William Whewell

Abstract

This article presents a little-studied issue of critical analysis of the main provisions of the inductive philosophy of the English thinker William Whewell (1794–1866) within the framework of university philosophy, in particular in the publications of the famous Kharkiv professor Pavlo Emilievych Leuckfeld (1859–1930). In this context, the main stages of Pavlo (Paul) Leuckfeld's creative and scientific path are indicated at the beginning, in particular his studies at the 2nd Kharkiv Gymnasium (1871–1878) and at the Faculty of History and Philology of Kharkiv University (1878–1883). Further, attention is focused on his teaching activities at Kharkiv University (1884–1918), in particular on his fellowship since 1884, teaching the history of philosophy and logic as a private docent (since 1886), extraordinary professor (since 1893) and ordinary professor of philosophy (since 1899). His participation in international philosophical and psychological congresses, in particular in Munich (1896), Geneva (1904), Heidelberg (1908), and the peculiarities of his scientific fellowship at the University of Graz (Austria) with the authoritative professor Alexius Meinong are also indicated. In addition, attention is paid to the main features of Pavlo Leuckfeld's teaching and publications during his “Simferopol (Crimean) period”, when he was a professor of philosophy and psychology there.

Pavlo Leuckfeld's publications were devoted to three main areas: 1) logic and the history of logic, 2) psychology and pedagogy, and 3) the history of philosophy. Among the publications of the first direction, two of his monographs were of great importance: “Various Trends in Logic and the Main Tasks of this Science” (1890) and “Logical Doctrine of Induction in the Main Historical Moments of Its Development” (1896). In these works, he analyzed the relevant positions of famous ancient and English philosophers (Aristotle, Francis Bacon, John Herschel, and John Stuart Mill). An important place in his analysis is occupied by the critical interpretation of the inductive philosophy of William Whewell, presented in particular in the third edition of the three-volume work “History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Time” (1857). In this sense, the features of this work of the English philosopher were first pointed out, and then the main theses of Paul Leuckfeld in presenting his understanding of the position of William Whewell.

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Author Biography

Volodymyr Abashnik , V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Abashnik Volodymyr O.

D.Sc. in Philosophy, Professor

Department of Theoretical and Practical Philosophy named after Professor J. B. Schad

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

4, Svobody sqr., 61022, Kharkiv, Ukraine

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