Article ID: CBB001221625

Crisis Discussions in Psychology---New Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (2012)

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Sturm, Thomas (Author)
Mülberger, Annette (Author)


Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Volume: 43
Pages: 425--433


Publication Date: 2012
Edition Details: Introduction to a special section
Language: English

In this introductory article, we provide a historical and philosophical framework for studying crisis discussions in psychology. We first trace the various meanings of crisis talk outside and inside of the sciences. We then turn to Kuhn's concept of crisis, which is mainly an analyst's category referring to severe clashes between theory and data. His view has also dominated many discussions on the status of psychology: Can it be considered a mature science, or are we dealing here with a pre- or multi-paradigmatic discipline? Against these Kuhnian perspectives, we point out that especially, but not only in psychology distinctive crisis declarations and debates have taken place since at least the late 19th century. In these, quite different usages of crisis talk have emerged, which can be determined by looking at (a) the content and (b) the dimensions of the declarations, as well as (c) the functions these declarations had for their authors. Thus, in psychology at least, `crisis' has been a vigorous actor's category, occasionally having actual effects on the future course of research. While such crisis declarations need not be taken at face value, they nevertheless help to break the spell of Kuhnian analyses of psychology's history. They should inform ways in which the history and philosophy of psychology is studied further.

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Article Carson, John (2012) Has Psychology “Found Its True Path”? Methods, Objectivity, and Cries of “Crisis” in Early Twentieth-Century French Psychology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 445). unapi

Article Mülberger, Annette (2012) Wundt Contested: The First Crisis Declaration in Psychology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 434). unapi

Article Allesch, Christian G. (2012) Hans Driesch and the Problems of “Normal Psychology”. Rereading His Crisis in Psychology (1925). Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 455). unapi

Article Sturm, Thomas (2012) Bühler and Popper: Kantian Therapies for the Crisis in Psychology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 462). unapi

Article Hyman, Ludmila (2012) Vygotsky's Crisis: Argument, Context, Relevance. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 473). unapi

Article Hatfield, Gary (2012) Koffka, Köhler, and the “Crisis” in Psychology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 483). unapi

Article Feest, Uljana (2012) Husserl's Crisis as a Crisis of Psychology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 493). unapi

Article Gundlach, Horst (2012) Bühler Revisited in Times of War---Peter R. Hofstätter's The Crisis of Psychology (1941). Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 504). unapi

Article Faye, Cathy (2012) American Social Psychology: Examining the Contours of the 1970s Crisis. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 514). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Eli I. Lichtenstein
Borg, George
Rabadán Villalpando, María Eugenia
Yohe, James Dale
Wray, K. Brad
Wegener, Daan
Concepts
Revolutions in science
Philosophy of science
Development of science; change in science
History of philosophy of science
Historiography
History of science, as a discipline
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
United States
Spain
Latin America
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