PSY 421 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Recursive Definition, Physis, Ancient Greek Medicine
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Hergenhahn"s an introduction to the history of psychology. After reading and discussing chapter 2, students should: Be familiar with how early humans explained their world including animism, anthropomorphism, Be familiar with the relativity of truth and the sophists. Understand socrates" method of inductive definition, his reaction to the relativity of the sophists, and the goal of life. Understand of aristotle"s contributions to philosophy on topics including causation and teleology, sensation and reason, memory and recall, and motivation and emotion. Attributing human qualities and abilities to nonhuman animals and natural phenomena. Methods developed to influence the spirits to change the situation. Began with natural explanations (logos) replacing supernatural explanations (mythos). The explanation of origin, structure, and processes governing the universe (cosmos). The universe was orderly and thus, in principle, explainable. He ushered in the critical tradition the criticism and questioning of others" teachings and views. Nature is in a constant state of flux or change.
