The logical mind

Wundt's early psychological project

pp. 21-79

in: Saulo de Freitas Araujo, Wundt and the philosophical foundations of psychology, Berlin, Springer, 2016

Abstrakt

I will show how Wundt articulated his initial program of a scientific psychology around two central ideas—a methodological reform and a unified conception of mental phenomena. After that, I will analyze the relationship between Wundt's psychology and his early philosophical ideas. Finally, I will discuss the intellectual roots of the young Wundt, situating him in the broader context of the German philosophical and scientific tradition.