Abstract
Authors focus in this book on the work of Czech and Slovak psychologists in the 19th and 20th century who contributed in an original way to the development of the field. The book deals with psychology in Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia with consideration of psychology in Central Europe.
Long before psychology was established as a science, thinkers were dealing with psychological ideas reflecting various aspects of social life. In the Czech lands this reflections can be traced back to the 14th century.
The thinkers communicated their ideas concerning problems, which in modern psychological terms might be labeled as abnormal, developmental, educational, mental hygiene, personal, pastoral, occupational, political, and social. Psychological aspects were handled in connection with theology, philosophy, and medicine.