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Wundt's mature project of a scientific psychology

pp. 167-208

Abstrakt

First, I will show how Wundt's conception of psychology fits his classification of the sciences in general, as well as his theory of the evolution of knowledge and of experience. Second, I will analyze the division of psychology into two main branches, experimental psychology and Völkerpsychologie, as a further development of his theory of experience. Third, I will demonstrate the continuity between, on the one hand, Wundt's central psychological concepts and principles, and on the other, his logical and epistemological assumptions. Finally, I will discuss Wundt's conception of the will (der Wille) and its role in his psychological project.

Publication details

Published in:

de Freitas Araujo Saulo (2016) Wundt and the philosophical foundations of psychology: a reappraisal. Dordrecht, Springer.

Seiten: 167-208

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26636-7_5

Referenz:

(2016) Wundt's mature project of a scientific psychology, In: Wundt and the philosophical foundations of psychology, Dordrecht, Springer, 167–208.