[Juan Huarte of San Juan and his significance for differential psychology].
The Spanish physician Juan Huarte de San Juan (about 1529 to 1588) produced in 1575 a book "Examen de Ingenios para las ciencias", which was published in Baeza and which, through the differential psychology developped by him, initiated in the impressing age of the rennaissance a new era of the history of psychology, which is called Huartism (psychologic physiology). Unfortunately his book, written in Spanish with 77 editions in all the important languages of the civilized world, became relatively little known. The following assertions are the object of his partially modern system which is based on the antique philosophers: 1) Man can have only a single talent - differentiated in a high degree and again there is a differentiation between individuals and nations. 2) It is necessary to choose a profession in accordance with the talent well in time. 3) In case of "lacking genius" the individual toils in vain with science. 4) Each talent is marked by a temperament which is corresponding to the physique of a person.
D049669:History, 16th Century; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*; D013030:Spain
Juan Huarte de San Juan und seine Bedeutung für die differentielle Psychologie.