Stefan Pawlicki

Stefan Zachariasz Pawlicki (2 September 1839, Danzig (Gdańsk) – 28 April 1916, Kraków) was a Polish Catholic priest, philosopher, historian of philosophy, professor and rector of Kraków's Jagiellonian University.

Life Stefan Pawlicki came from a merchant family. He began his education in Danzig (Gdańsk); after his family moved to Greater Poland, he continued it in Pleschen (Pleszew). At age thirteen, he lost his parents during an epidemic. He completed progimnazjum thanks to help from a local parish priest, Father Basiński. He continued his education in 1853–58 at a liceum in Ostrów Wielkopolski, where he was one of the best pupils, thanks to a scholarship from Jan Kanty Działyński of Kórnik. In 1884 he was elected a correspondent of the Historical-Philosophical Department of the Academy of Learning, and in 1891 its active member. In 1894 he received a second chair, in the Jagiellonian University's Philosophical Department. In 1888–89 and 1892–93 he was dean of the University's Theology Department. In academic year 1905–06 he was the University's rector. In 1910 he retired, later lecturing at the University without pay.

Works Historia filozofii greckiej od Talesa do śmierci Arystotelesa (A History of Greek Philosophy from Thales to the Death of Aristotle), vol. I, 1890; vol. II, 1903, incomplete Wiktor Cousin (Victor Cousin), 1867 O początkach chrześcijaństwa (On the Origins of Christianity), 1884 Pozytywizm (Studia nad pozytywizmem) [Positivism (Studies of Positivism)], 1886 Renan, 1896 Filozofia Fouillé'go (The Philosophy of Fouillée), 1899 Materializm (Materializm wobec nauki) [Materialism (Materialism and Science)], 1870 Darwinizm (Darwinism), 1876 Mózg i dusza (Brain and Soul), 1874 Kilka uwag o podstawach i granicach filozofii (Some Remarks on the Foundations and Limits of Philosophy), 1878 Lassalle i przyszłość socjalizmu (Lassalle and the Future of Socialism) Żywot i dzieła Ernesta Renana (The Life and Works of Ernest Renan)