Clinical Psychology and the Philosophy of Science
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2013, 2013
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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