PSYC 403 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Werner Heisenberg, On The Soul, Wilhelm Wundt
11 Nov 2013
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Presentism: interpreting a historical event or concept with reference to modern (present) knowledge and values: e. g. assume that what people prefer now is better , therefore democracy should be better always- thus plato was wrong, very judgemental approach. Historicism: interpreting historical events or concepts in the context of epoch and place: a non-judgemental approach, tries to understand the event or a concept within the circumstances of the times and place. A semi-mystical force that shapes human history. (hegel) A world view or collection of beliefs and opinions that dominates a culture at a given period and shapes the intellectual, artistic, and social climate. (goethe) Now it means a climate of opinion or mentality of the epoch. ( e. g. 21- century internetism, 20-century commercialism) Aristotle: originally written in greek (peri psuche) and translated into latin de anima (about the soul, or on psyche) gave us quite a complex set of psychological concepts.
