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Tracing the Emergence of Psychology, 1520- 1750 - A Sophisticated Intruder to Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Tracing the Emergence of Psychology, 1520- 1750 - A Sophisticated Intruder to Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences
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This book pursues the very first use of the term "psychology",
which is traced back to 1520. The appearance of the term was not as
a part of philosophy. Thus, the main hypothesis of this book is
that psychology from the very beginning was a stranger to
philosophy. It demonstrates that even Aristotle used his thesis on
the soul to delineate philosophy from psychological aspects. It is
therefore suggested that psychological wisdom and knowledge has
been retained and in popular culture as long as humans have
reflected upon themselves. There were, however, several reasons for
why psychology appeared as a part of philosophy at around the year
1600. One important factor was Humanism, which among other things
had challenged Aristotelian logic. Another important movement was
Protestantism. Luther's emphasis on the need to confess one's sin,
led to a certain interest to explore the human nature. His slogan,
"the scripture alone" represented an attack on the close
relationship that had existed between theology and philosophy. Yet
when philosophy was thrown out of theology, it was left without the
basic theological tenets that had guided philosophical speculations
for centuries in Europe. Hence, this book pursues how philosophy
gradually adopts and includes psychological aspects to rebuild the
foundation for philosophy. This culminates partly with the British
empiricists. Yet they did not apply the term psychology. It was the
German and partly ignored philosopher Christian Wolff, who opened
up modern understanding of psychology with the publication of
Psychologia empirica in 1732. This publication had a tremendous
impact on the enlightenment in the modern Europe.
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