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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Psychology Psychology aims to give us a scientific account of how the mind works. But what does it mean to have a science of the mental, and what sort of picture of the mind emerges from our best psychological theories? This book addresses these philosophical puzzles in a way that is accessible to readers ...
Jun 20, 2011 · PDF | We are now in a position to address one of the key issues in this book and offer up a solution to the problem of psychology.
- Gregg Henriques
The philosophy of psychology is concerned with mind and cognition. When psychology cut itself loose institutionally and professionally from philosophy in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries, it was the discipline that predominantly studied mind and cognition. This has changed over the last 30 years.
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define the early history of psychology, from Aristotle’s teleological account, through Descartes’ mechanisms, and Hume’s associationism. We also discuss the difference between philosophy of psychology and philosophy of mind. Class Readings o (*) Aristotle (4th cent BC) De Anima, Book 2, Ch. 1.
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The value of philosophical questions and critical thinking for understanding the history and philosophy of psychology. Four interrelated themes that summarize the main issues discussed in this chapter: multiple psychologies, reflexive historiography, intersubjective science, and critical thinking. Part 1.
APA Dictionary of Psychology SECOND EDITION. ...
Although recognizing the contributions to this area from philosophers (e.g. the distinction between hedonic and eudaemonic wellbeing) and economists (e.g. the distinction between evaluative and experienced wellbeing), this chapter focuses primarily on empirical attempts to define, measure and increase wellbeing, with particular focus on ...
