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Unifying psychology: epistemological act or disciplinary maneuver?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15470731     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Two arguments with attempts to unify psychology are adumbrated in this commentary. First, the unification of psychology is largely a disciplinary maneuver and not primarily an epistemological act. Second, the discipline of psychology has been unified for some time around a series of methodological and functional categories that have served to support its institutional projects but hide metaphysical problems.
Authors:
Henderikus J Stam
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical psychology     Volume:  60     ISSN:  0021-9762     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Psychol     Publication Date:  2004 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-11-10     Completed Date:  2005-04-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217132     Medline TA:  J Clin Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1259-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Psycholgy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Camada T2N 1N4. stam@ucalgary.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Awareness
Behavior*
Behavior, Animal*
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Knowledge*
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Psychological Theory
Psychology / classification,  trends*
Psychophysics / classification,  trends
Science / classification,  trends

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