Philosophical and empirical approaches to psychology : mentalism vs. antimentalism / Giuseppe Lo Dico.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lo Dico, Giuseppe, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Philosophy.

Psychology.

Thought and thinking.

Psychology, Experimental.

Psychology--Research.

Physical Description:

xi, 181 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

Philosophical and Empirical Approaches to Psychology: Mentalism vs. Antimentalism philosophically analyzes four different approaches to psychology-introspectionism, behaviourism, cognitive psychology, and cognitive neuroscience to explore the concept of "the mind," which developed from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century up through present-day psychology. The ideas originating from these approaches are divided into two main groups in this book: mentalism (whose supporters assume that mind is not reducible to something else) and antimentalism (whose supporters assume that mind is indeed reducible to something else). Giuseppe Lo Dico argues that adopting one idea over another can have a profound influence in a psychologist's research. The argument draw theoretical perspectives within the subfields of philosophy of psychology and experimental psychology. Further, this book shows that some controversial psychological notions like "consciousness" pertain to a particular mentalistic approach. Many psychologists do not consider such notions scientific, but this book argues that this depends upon their adherence to a certain anti-mentalistic approach or to specific mentalistic perspective. The book assesses experimental psychology in relation to neurobiology and philosophy, offering an integration of philosophical and theoretical chapters along with empirical and experimental chapters. Philosophical and Empirical Approaches to Psychology examines the role of the various mentalistic and anti-mentalistic approaches to psychology by integrating epistemological analysis and empirical research. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Mentalism

Antimentalism

New mentalism

New antimentalism

A reevaluation of Damasio's somatic marker hypothesis

Retesting the somatic marker hypothesis

Doubts on the somatic marker hypothesis

Concluding considerations

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

References

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498516600

1498516602

9781498516624

1498516629

OCLC:

922913669

Publisher Number:

40025793284