working on nhdfdh
Warm-up Activity 1.1
Throughout this course, you will use critical thinking to analyze the emergence of new ideas in science and psychology. Follow these tips to sharpen your critical thinking skills: The Critical Thinking Community.
Assignment
In this assignment, you will focus on the debate between the personalistic and naturalistic positions in scientific history, and how the concept of zeitgeist relates to each of these concepts. You will apply these concepts to the philosophical viewpoints that directly preceded the emergence of modern psychology.
Prepare a paper in which you define the personalistic and naturalistic positions in scientific history, and how the concept of zeitgeist relates to these positions. Then, choose one of the following philosophers to focus on Descartes, Comte, Berkeley, Hume, Hartley, James Mill, or John Stuart Mill and explain why you think the emergence of his ideas is best described by the personalistic or naturalistic position.
To assist you further in putting this in perspective, consider the following quote from psychology historian Edwin Boring:
"You get the personalistic view when you ignore the antecedents of the great man, and you get the naturalistic view back again when you asked what made the great man great" (Boring, 1950, p. 339).
Reference
Boring, E.G. (1950). Great men and scientific progress. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 94, 339-351.
Include in your submission a sample of the grid (see Heads up on the Signature Assignment) or other note-taking tool that you plan to use as you analyze key ideas in the history of psychology throughout this course.
Support your paper with at least one scholarly reference. Your first stop in looking for additional references should be the library guide developed for you for use in this course.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages.
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and
Throughout this course, you will use critical thinking to analyze the emergence of new ideas in science and psychology. Follow these tips to sharpen your critical thinking skills: The Critical Thinking Community.
Assignment
In this assignment, you will focus on the debate between the personalistic and naturalistic positions in scientific history, and how the concept of zeitgeist relates to each of these concepts. You will apply these concepts to the philosophical viewpoints that directly preceded the emergence of modern psychology.
Prepare a paper in which you define the personalistic and naturalistic positions in scientific history, and how the concept of zeitgeist relates to these positions. Then, choose one of the following philosophers to focus on Descartes, Comte, Berkeley, Hume, Hartley, James Mill, or John Stuart Mill and explain why you think the emergence of his ideas is best described by the personalistic or naturalistic position.
To assist you further in putting this in perspective, consider the following quote from psychology historian Edwin Boring:
"You get the personalistic view when you ignore the antecedents of the great man, and you get the naturalistic view back again when you asked what made the great man great" (Boring, 1950, p. 339).
Reference
Boring, E.G. (1950). Great men and scientific progress. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 94, 339-351.
Include in your submission a sample of the grid (see Heads up on the Signature Assignment) or other note-taking tool that you plan to use as you analyze key ideas in the history of psychology throughout this course.
Support your paper with at least one scholarly reference. Your first stop in looking for additional references should be the library guide developed for you for use in this course.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages.
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and