TY - GEN
T1 - Series Editor's Foreword
AU - Valsiner, Jaan
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This book investigates the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard’s (1813-1855) contributions to our understanding of psychology. In Kierkegaard’s historical context, psychology was challenged from both scientific and philosophical perspectives. Kierkegaard considered psychology a core discipline central to his understanding of metaphysics as well as theology.The first part examines Kierkegaard and experimental psychology, focusing on Kierkegaard’s work explicitly referring to psychology. The second part considers psychology in terms of the German Enlightenment, including Kant’s rejection of psychology as a science. The third part discusses how to understand Kierkegaard’s psychology today, calling attention to his continuing impact on modern psychology and modern science.Kierkegaard’s conception of psychology remains relevant for any discussion of the role of today’s psychology. In tracing psychology’s evolution after Kant and Kierkegaard, the author finds the discipline has followed two main paths. The dominant path follows Kant’s ideals about science, while the other, much narrower trail, has its origin in Kierkegaard.
AB - This book investigates the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard’s (1813-1855) contributions to our understanding of psychology. In Kierkegaard’s historical context, psychology was challenged from both scientific and philosophical perspectives. Kierkegaard considered psychology a core discipline central to his understanding of metaphysics as well as theology.The first part examines Kierkegaard and experimental psychology, focusing on Kierkegaard’s work explicitly referring to psychology. The second part considers psychology in terms of the German Enlightenment, including Kant’s rejection of psychology as a science. The third part discusses how to understand Kierkegaard’s psychology today, calling attention to his continuing impact on modern psychology and modern science.Kierkegaard’s conception of psychology remains relevant for any discussion of the role of today’s psychology. In tracing psychology’s evolution after Kant and Kierkegaard, the author finds the discipline has followed two main paths. The dominant path follows Kant’s ideals about science, while the other, much narrower trail, has its origin in Kierkegaard.
KW - Baumgarten’s aesthetica
KW - Baumgarten’s aesthetics
KW - Constantin constantius
KW - Empirical psychology
KW - Folk psychology
KW - Frater Taciturnus
KW - German enlightenment
KW - Hegel’s philosophical systems
KW - Hereditary Sin
KW - Johan Ernst Gunnerus
KW - Kierkegaard’s philosophy
KW - Kierkegaard’s psychology
KW - Kierkegaard’s understanding
KW - Psychologia empirica
KW - Rational psychology
KW - Sense impressions
KW - Synthetic statements
KW - Vino Veritas
KW - Wolff’s psychology
KW - Wundt’s psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062087886&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9780203787762
DO - 10.4324/9780203787762
M3 - Preface/Introduction/postscript
AN - SCOPUS:85062087886
SN - 9781412853866
SN - 9781138511415
BT - Kierkegaard and the Rise of Modern Psychology
A2 - Klempe, Sven Hroar
PB - Routledge
ER -