A history of Division 24 (Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology).

Author(s):  
Richard N. Williams
Author(s):  
Randall A. Poole

In 1911 the Moscow Psychological Society celebrated the accomplishments of Lev Lopatin, a major Russian idealist and personalist philosopher. Lopatin was lauded for his chairmanship of the Psychological Society, the oldest learned society ‘uniting the philosophical forces of Russia’, and for his contributions to Russian philosophy: to the critique of positivism, to the development of Russian philosophical language and the history of philosophy in Russia, to the defence of idealism through his theories of ‘creative causation’ and the soul’s substantiality, to philosophical psychology, and to the strength and independence of Russian philosophic culture. Twenty-five years earlier the appearance of the first volume of Lopatin’s main work, Polozhitel’nye zadachi filosofii (The Positive Tasks of Philosophy), was indeed a milestone in the philosophical revolt against positivism and the development of Russian neo-idealism. In this and subsequent works Lopatin advanced his ‘system of concrete spiritualism’. His idea of the person as an ontologically grounded spiritual entity relates him to Leibniz’s monadology, and he is regarded as one of the main representatives of ‘neo-Leibnizianism’ in Russia, following Aleksei Kozlov. Another source of his ideas was his long-time friend the Russian religious philosopher Vladimir Solov’ëv, despite certain philosophical differences between them.


1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Spilka

Most texts in the history of psychology ignore American contributions prior to the appearance of Hall and James. This may be a function of the strong religious inclinations of the pre-Jamesians, but there is reason to believe their views were of significance to the later development of American psychology. The present article attempts to place the psychology of this time into historical-cultural context, and then explicate the nature of science during that period The paramount place of religion in this philosophical psychology is discussed Finally, the implications of these ideas for contemporary psychology are brought to the fore. The need for further attention to the work of these religious American philosopher-psychologists is emphasized.


Author(s):  
Noël Carroll

Philosophy and the Moving image is a collection of articles by Noël Carroll involving many of the ways in which the moving image – including cinema, television, video, and computer generated imagery – can intersect with philosophy. These intersections can include discussions of movies that do philosophy outright, and movies that illustrate philosophical themes as well as discussions various philosophical issues that moving-image practices can provoke. The book shows that movies make contact with many of the established branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical psychology, ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of the arts, specifically music and dance. The book also includes essays on the history of the philosophy of motion pictures, discussing the work of Balász, Eisenstein, Cavell, and Danto.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradford Jay Wiggins ◽  
Cody D Christopherson

Psychology is in a replication crisis that has brought about a period of self-reflection and reform. Yet this reform appears in many ways to focus primarily on methodological and statistical practices, with little consideration for the foundational issues that concern many theoretical and philosophical psychologists and that may provide a richer account of the crisis. In this paper we offer an overview of the history of the replication crisis, the critiques and reforms at the heart of the crisis, and several points of intersection between the reform movement and broader theoretical and philosophical issues. We argue that the problems of the replication crisis and the concerns of the reform movement in fact provide various points of entry for theoretical and philosophical psychologists to collaborate with reformers in providing a more deeply philosophical critique and reform.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juha Manninen ◽  
Juhani Ihanus ◽  
Marja Jalava ◽  
Ilkka Niiniluoto

Includes:PART ONEAN OUTLINE OF FINNISH PHILOSOPHY BEFORE 18091.1. Prehistory1.2. Christianity Arrives1.3. The Academy of TurkuPART TWOFROM IDEALISM TO NATIONALISTIC AND LIBERAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE STATE2. 1. Varieties of ldealism: Franzén, Lagus, and Hartman2.2. Romanticism in Turku: Bergbom, Ottelin, Arwidsson, and Hwasser2.3. J. J. Tengström's Teaching of Hegel's Philosophy of Right2.4. J. V. Snellman's Career: Philosopher, Journalist, Senator2.5. Academic Freedom and Bildung2.6. Personality, Spirit, and Nation2.7. Snellman’s Doctrine of the State2.8. Fight for Enlightenment: Wilhelm Bolin2.9. Ways out of HegelPART THREEENTANGLEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH3.1. From Philosophical Psychology to Experimental Psychology3.2. Logic and Psychology in Lotze's Spirit: Thiodolf Rein3.3. Psychological Laboratory: Hjalmar Neiglick3.4. Philosophy of History: Arvi Grotenfelt3.5. Psychological Ethics and Social Anthropology: Edward 'Westermarck3.6. A Promethean Philosopher and Psychologist: Rolf Lagerborg3.7. Logical Paradoxes: Hjalmar Magnus Eklund3.8. Modern Philosophical Currents: Eino Kaila3.9. Debates on Mach3.10. New Trends in Psychology in the 1910s3.11. Philosophy and Public Affairs: The Philosophical Society


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