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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: O'Donohue, William (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009468985706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.