Tracing the emergence of psychology, 1520-1750 a sophisticated intruder to philosophy /

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...

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Main Author: Klempe, Sven Hroar (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Series:Theory and history in the human and social sciences.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Subjects:
Psychology -- History.
Psychology.
Cognitive psychology.
Philosophy.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The first use of the term "psychology"
  • 3. "Psyche" in ancient Greece
  • 4. Humanism, Petrarchism, and Melanchthon
  • 5. The Reformation and Protestantism's need for psychology
  • 6. Subjectivity in popular culture
  • 7. Psychology and metaphysics
  • 8. Psychology outside the German-speaking area
  • 9. Metaphysics rooted in feelings and body : Spinoza
  • 10. A dynamic understanding of the world : Leibniz
  • 11. Christian Wolff : the ground zero of modern psychology?
  • 12. The impact of Psychologia empirica on the European enlightenment.

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