THE LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY Y. OHOROVYCHA

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The article analyzes the life and scientific activity Ohorovycha Y. – Ukrainian-Polish scientist, Ph. D., associate professor of psychology and philosophy of nature, journalist, inventor, therapist and pioneer of parapsychology, the inventor in the field of electronics; active member of various associations of psychologists, including Warsaw, Paris, Berlin, Leyptsyhskoho, British, whose activities in the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The article note that Ohorovych Y. cofounded and the leaders of positivism – social and cultural movement that changed contemporary society, opening a new chapter in the history of culture; initiated the International Institute of Psychological Research, developed his own theory of «ideoplastiyi» (physiological realization opinion). Notes that Ohorovych Y. published his scientific achievements in such publications as «Weekly Review», «Niva», «Weekly Wielkopolski», «Warsaw Courier», «Dictionary of Physiology», «Annals of Psychology», «Ateneum». Some publications submitted under the pseudonym J. Mohort. An important event in his biography is to obtain a Ph. D. degree based on the work «On the subject of consciousness. Physiologically-psychological research». Accented with attention to the major achievements of scientists in areas such as its work psychology, physiology, medicine and in collaboration with other scientists of the time. The main works of Y. Ohorovycha attribute «First Principles of Psychology», «Psychology and medicine», «Psychology – pedagogy – ethics», «Psychology of emotions», «Introduction and general view of the positive philosophy», «Methods of psychological research», «On the relation of psychology to medicine»,»On the mental work in relation to the physical work», «Psychology of the past, today and tomorrow», «Psychological issues 19 century», «Diary of a psychologist». The basis of theoretical study biographical method used.