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The Force of an IdeaThe Origins and Development of Wolff’s Psychology in His German Writings

The Force of an Idea: The Origins and Development of Wolff’s Psychology in His German Writings [Most studies of Wolff’s psychology focus on his Latin works. However, Wolff’s psychological project was first developed in his German writings, especially in the Deutsche Metaphysik (1720), Anmerckungen zur Deutschen Metaphysik (1724), and Ausführliche Nachricht (1726). The goal of this chapter is to offer a historical and philosophical account of Wolff’s psychology based on his German writings. We will also show their relationship to his early professional life and the debates they aroused. We conclude that Wolff’s early psychological ideas play a key role in the development of his later psychological program, thus guaranteeing their place in the history of psychology.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Force of an IdeaThe Origins and Development of Wolff’s Psychology in His German Writings

Part of the Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book Series (volume 50)
Editors: Araujo, Saulo de Freitas; Pereira, Thiago Constâncio Ribeiro; Sturm, Thomas
Pereira, Thiago Constâncio Ribeiro; Araujo, Saulo de Freitas
The Force of an Idea — Jul 17, 2021
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-74434-2
Pages
31 –49
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-74435-9_3
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Abstract

[Most studies of Wolff’s psychology focus on his Latin works. However, Wolff’s psychological project was first developed in his German writings, especially in the Deutsche Metaphysik (1720), Anmerckungen zur Deutschen Metaphysik (1724), and Ausführliche Nachricht (1726). The goal of this chapter is to offer a historical and philosophical account of Wolff’s psychology based on his German writings. We will also show their relationship to his early professional life and the debates they aroused. We conclude that Wolff’s early psychological ideas play a key role in the development of his later psychological program, thus guaranteeing their place in the history of psychology.]

Published: Jul 17, 2021

Keywords: Christian Wolff; German Metaphysics; Psychology; History of psychology; History of philosophy

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