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Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 1988

Pages: 133-143

ISBN (Hardback): 9780387967578

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Wolfgang Maiers, "Has psychology exaggerated its "natural scientific character"?", in: Recent trends in theoretical psychology, Berlin, Springer, 1988

Has psychology exaggerated its "natural scientific character"?

Wolfgang Maiers

pp. 133-143

in: Leendert Mos (ed), Recent trends in theoretical psychology, Berlin, Springer, 1988

Abstract

This paper deals with current critiques of the "natural scientific approach' in mainstream psychology. The links to the alleged models of either evolutionary biology or physics are critically examined. The idea of an antiscientism avoiding the metaphysical opposition of "science' and "humanities' is sketched out. The paper ends with some implications regarding "theoretical psychology'.

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 1988

Pages: 133-143

ISBN (Hardback): 9780387967578

Full citation:

Wolfgang Maiers, "Has psychology exaggerated its "natural scientific character"?", in: Recent trends in theoretical psychology, Berlin, Springer, 1988