Key Figures in Philosophy and Psychology Flashcards
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Who were the main proponents of rationalism?
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Plato and Descartes.
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What did the book Anthropologie in Pragmatischer Hinsicht by Kant cover?
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Topics like self-consciousness, unconscious ideas, sensation vs. thinking, and the role of pleasure and pain in human life.
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Who was Johann Friedrich Herbart and what did his textbook focus on?
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Herbart’s Lehrbuch zur Psychologie covered empirical and rational psychology, formulating theories as mathematical laws.
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How did Francis Galton contribute to psychology?
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He researched the heredity of human intelligence, collecting data from thousands of people, and inspired future generations to study intelligence testing.
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