Positivism

Linguistics

Engineering

Philosophy

Poetry

Interpretation (philosophy)

Literature

Visual arts

Fantasy

Mechanical engineering

Aesthetics

Psychology

Harmony (color)

Work (physics)

Epistemology

Sociology

Consciousness

Tekstualia

The paper focuses on Julian Ochorowicz’s interpretation of poetry in the spirit of positivist philosophy. Poetry, understood as a source of consciousness data, is necessary for a psychological analysis. A poetic work is thus strictly subordinated to psychological laws, i.e. the poet must work in harmony with them. The article discusses a poetic methodology, which constitutes a basic method of studying inner life for empirical psychology. The article also presents Ochorowicz’s views on fantasy and poetic inspiration.

“Giving the Colors of Senses to Concepts”: The Method of a Poet’s Work as Presented by Julian Ochorowicz