PSYC 3125 Lecture Notes - Scottish Common Sense Realism, Franz Mesmer, Animal Magnetism
31 Jan 2016
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The psychology that evolved in the united states was indebted not only to the laboratories of europe but also to the mental philosophy that the first generation of the new psychologists had learned from their college texts. (al. Mental philosophy: the study of the elements and processes of the mind, and how they influence action. Moral philosophy: branch of philosophy that dealt with ethics and conduct. Based on scottish common sense realism: god has given us basic faculties like understanding, the will, and emotions, the mind in use. All other knowledge comes to us through our senses, which give us. By the late 19th century: attempts to merge with this darwinian approach emphasis on function. Thomas upham writer of elements of intellectual philosophy in 1827. Challenge of new psychology had issues with religious background. New psychology required discipline and work. (kinda like a science) Authority of the believer, but not the professional ministry.
