A Wittgensteinian perspective on the use of conceptual analysis in psychology / edited by Timothy P. Racine and Kathleen L. Slaney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Racine, Timothy P., 1965-

Slaney, Kathleen L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Psychology--Methodology.

Psychology.

Psychology--Research.

Analysis (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

This edited volume features the works of a group of philosophers and psychologists who share the collective goal of demonstrating the powerful utility of a form of conceptual analysis - mostly closely identified with Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy - for addressing various issues related to the coherence of scientific claim-making within contemporary psychology. In addition to a Foreword written by acclaimed analytic philosopher, P. M. S. Hacker, the volume includes the works of a number of other internationally renowned experts in Wittgensteinian philosophy (e.g. Hans-Johann Glock, Danièle Moyal-Sharrock, Joachim Schulte, Meredith Williams), as well as contributions of psychologists and philosophers focusing in on more particular areas of application of conceptual analysis for resolving confusions within specific areas of psychological research or theory construction. As such, the work presents a nice balance between meta-level reflections on the relevance of Wittgenstein-inspired conceptual analytic methods to psychology and illustrations of concrete applications of such methods. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Psychology's Inescapable Need for Conceptual Clarification / Daniel D. Hutto Hutto, Daniel D. 28

2 Wittgenstein's Method of Conceptual Investigation and Concept Formation in Psychology / Oskari Kuusela Kuusela, Oskari 51

3 Pictures of the Soul / Joachim Schulte Schulte, Joachim 72

4 Aspect Seeing in Wittgenstein and in Psychology / Nicole Hansen Hansen, Nicole, Michel ter Hark Hark, Michel ter 87

5 Parallels in the Foundations of Mathematics and Psychology / Meredith Williams Williams, Meredith 110

6 Animal Minds: Philosophical and Scientific Aspects / Hans-Johann Glock Glock, Hans-Johann 130

7 Realism, but Not Empiricism: Wittgenstein versus Searle / Danièle Moyal-Sharrock Moyal-Sharrock, Danièle 153

8 Can a Robot Smile? Wittgenstein on Facial Expression / Diane Proudfoot Proudfoot, Diane 172

9 A Return to 'the Inner' in Social Theory: Archer's 'Internal Conversation' / Wes Sharrock Sharrock, Wes, Leonidas Tsilipakos Tsilipakos, Leonidas 195

10 Reducing the Effort in Effortful Control / Stuart G. Shanker Shanker, Stuart G., Devin M. Casenhiser Casenhiser, Devin M. 214

11 The Concepts of Suicidology / Michael D. Maraun Maraun, Michael D. 233

12 The Neuroscientific Case for a Representative Theory of Perception / John Preston Preston, John, Severin Schroeder Schroeder, Severin 253

13 Terror Management, Meaning Maintenance, and the Concept of Psychological Meaning / Timothy P. Racine Racine, Timothy P., Kathleen L. Slaney Slaney, Kathleen L. 274

14 A Conceptual Investigation of Inferences Drawn from Infant Habituation Research / Michael A. Tissaw Tissaw, Michael A. 292

15 The Unconscious Theory in Modern Cognitivism / Alan Costall Costall, Alan 312.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230369153

0230369154

OCLC:

852224761