A juggernaut in the philosophy of psychology: Reply to Martin, Gergen, and Held

Autor:	Fiona J. Hibberd
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Philosophy Subject (philosophy) Metaphysics Demise Philosophy of psychology Positivism Reification (fallacy) Causality General Psychology Realism Epistemology
Zdroj:	Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. 34:205-210
ISSN:	2151-3341 1068-8471
DOI:	10.1037/a0036371
Popis:	The demise of 20th-century positivism has breathed new life into the subject Metaphysics. But, unfortunately, Psychology’s animus toward that subject continues. Martin’s (2014) and Gergen’s (2014) commentaries, though different in many respects, attest to Psychology’s deep-rooted difficulty in shedding the subtle effects of positivism. I criticize the assumption that inquiry into language replaces metaphysics. Held’s (2014) realism affords a very different commentary. In response, I correct some of my loose talk and enlarge upon reification, “levels of reality,” and the concepts of emergence and causal powers.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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