Hi Y'all,
Michael Sylvester wrote:
> I am trying to compile a list of the historical and contemporary
> definitions of Psychology.
> What comes to mind are the following:
> Science of mind
> Science of mental life
> Scientific study of mind
> Scientific study of behavior
> Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
> Study of mental magic
> Are there others?
At work, I have several old psychology texts. My oldest one is date
1849 (I think - definitely sometime in the forties). Anyway, it does
pre-date psychology as a science. I can look up the exact working later
if needed but it refers to psychology as the study of the soul. Of
course, my texts from the turn of the century tend to refer to the study
of consciousness.
Again, if folks would like, I can pull the old texts of the shelf, brush
off the dust, and provide exact quotes and references.
Warm regards,
linda
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