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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Psychology Psychology aims to give us a scientific account of how the mind works. But what does it mean to have a science of the mental, and what sort of picture of the mind emerges from our best psychological theories? This book addresses these philosophical puzzles in a way that is accessible to readers ...
The philosophy of psychology is an area of study which explores the philosophical underpinnings of psychological theory. It deals with ontological and epistemological issues, and is closely related to theoretical psychology and the philosophy of mind. Although not directly related to each other, these fields share many common interests.
Definition. Most broadly, philosophical psychology investigates the philosophical foundations of the field of psychology. It is to this extent that much of the material being investigated historically overlaps with that of philosophy in general and, consequently, retains a rich history. Human psychology, both historically and currently, centers ...
ABSTRACT. Do psychological traits predict philosophical views? We administered the PhilPapers Survey, created by David Bourget and David Chalmers, which consists of 30 views on central philosophical topics (e.g., epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language) to a sample of professional philosophers (N = 314).
The philosophy of science is a field that deals with what science is, how it works, and the logic through which we build scientific knowledge. In this website, we present a rough synthesis of some new and some old ideas from the philosophy of science. The philosophy of science. Photo credit: Wikimedia. In this website, we use a practical ...
May 16, 2024 · Journal metrics Editorial board. Philosophical Psychology is an international journal devoted to developing and strengthening the links between philosophy and the psychological sciences, both as basic sciences and as employed in applied settings, by publishing original, peer-refereed contributions to this expanding field of study and research ...
I would divide the concerns of philosophers into three groups: • ‘Normal’ intellectual concerns - the kind that exercise every reflective person. • ‘Normal’ religious concerns - the kind that exercise most ordinary people who believe that there is a God. • ‘Abnormal’ concerns whose very nature seems (to me at least) to carry ...
