1st Edition

Psychologism The Sociology of Philosophical Knowledge

By Martin Kusch Copyright 1995
352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1995. When did psychology become a distinct discipline? What links the continental and analytic traditions in philosophy? Answers to both questions are found in this extraordinary account of the debate surrounding psychologism in Germany at the turn of the century. The trajectory of twentieth century philosophy has been largely determined by this anti-naturalist view which... Read more

1 PSYCHOLOGISM: AN INTRODUCTION 2 TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE 3 PSYCHOLOGISM REFUTED? 4 THE CRITICISM OF HUSSERL’S ARGUMENTS AGAINST PSYCHOLOGISM IN GERMAN PHILOSOPHY, 1901–20, 5 VARIETIES OF ‘PSYCHOLOGISM’ 1866–1930, 6 ROLE HYBRIDISATION: THE RISE OF THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY 7 ROLE PURIFICATION: THE REACTION OF ‘PURE PHILOSOPHY’ AGAINST THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY 8 WINNER TAKES ALL: LEBENSPHILOSOPHIE AND THE TRIUMPH OF PHENOMENOLOGY

Biography

Martin Kusch