The philosophical foundations of the project of a scientific psychology in Wilhelm Wundt / A fundamentação filosofica do projeto de uma psicologia cientifica em Wilhelm Wundt

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2007

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The aim of this work is to analize the formation of the project of a scientific psychology in the work of Wilhelm Wundt. Considering the many flaws in contemporary literature a new interpretation of his thought is proposed, which is based essentialy on the examination of primary sources, including both his published works and the unpublished material from the "Wundt-Estate" of the Leipzig University. The central thesis claims that the Wundtian project of a scientific psychology can only be properly understood if we take into account the philosophical interests and premisses on which it is based. In other words, it is demonstrated that Wundt s psychology cannot be separated from his philosophical project, to which it belongs as an essential part. It is argued that only this perspective enable us to comprehend Wundt s theoretical rupture with his early psychological project - a rupture which still remains unexplained, when not ignored in the literature - as well as the evolution and the later maturation of his psychology system. Finally, the question of the conceptual unity of his final project and its very limits is discussed

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psicologia philosophy psychology filosofia wundt wilhelm max

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