Empirical soul science
Empirical soul studies is a term coined by Karl Philipp Moritz for the psychological conceptions of the Enlightenment period .
According to their self-image, the representatives of empirical soul science (also empirical soul theory ) proceeded from the experience given in the observation. However, from the outset, both the collection and the interpretation of the empirical data were determined by doctrines and classification aspects of speculative philosophical systems.
The social conditions of the Enlightenment period and the corresponding striving of the people for autonomy, education and liberation from religious dogmas to a considerable extent promoted interest in psychological questions, in particular in applied problems such as the judgment and treatment of people.
A typical product of empirical psychology is physiognomics as an attempt to use external observed data such as facial expressions, gestures, etc. a. derive characterological conclusions. As early as 1714, Julius Bernhard von Rohr's (1688–1742) work, "Teaching the Art of Exploring People's Minds", was widely used .
Psychological magazines, for example the magazine on empirical soul studies by Karl Philipp Moritz, published from 1783 to 1793 , corresponded to the courtly and cosmopolitan educational ideal of that time. The work of Johann Nikolaus Tetens can be rated as the theoretically most demanding achievement of empirical psychology .
Web links
- A collection of contributions to empirical soul science
- Basic lines for a rough draft in consideration of the science of mental illness
- The dream doctrine of German empirical soul science
- Volume 10 of the magazine about empirical soul studies on Google books
- Table of contents and article in full text, complete, d. H. Vol. 1.1783 - 10.1793 (Bielefeld University Library)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www. spektrum.de: empirical psychology .