Clinical Psychology and the Philosophy of Science

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: O'Donohue, William (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Philosophy and science.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Philosophy of Science.; History of Psychology.

Is psychology really a science? If it is not a science as physics or chemistry is, can it be a science of another kind? Does the discipline play by valid scientific rules? Can we prove this? These questions have been debated for over a century, and clear-cut answers have yet to find consensus. Propo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Problems of the Philosophy of Science and Clinical Psychology
• Special Topic: The relationship between the history of science and the philosophy of science
• Epistemology and Logical Positivism
• Special Topic I: Logical Positivism and Radical Behaviorism
• Special Topic II: Epistemic and Philosophical Problems of the APA’s Ethical Code 61
• Popper: Conjectures and Refutations
• Special Topic I: Three Other Key Evolutionary Epistemologists: Campbell, Quine and Skinner
• Special Topic II: Popper’s Political Philosophy
• The Spell of Kuhn on Psychology
• Four Other Major Philosophers of Science
• Special Topic: A Fifth Account of Science: The B.F. Skinner’s Indigenous, Behavioral Account of Science
• Post-Modernism, Social Constructionist, and the Science Wars
• The Complexity of Science Studies: Multiple Perspectives on a Human.