Argues Kant Psychology Measure Psyche Physics Infers Natural

Training: Gottingen university; Germany’s foremost philosopher during his time; remembered as the “father of Pedagogy”; influenced by Kant

Believed that could not measure psyche but there are physical mechanics that are measurable which then imply knowledge about psyche; (article) argues that even physics infers information from calculations and indirect measurement can also apply to psychology. 

Accomplishments: 

• 3 branches of the natural sciences: argues that psychology does not fit into these 3; therefore, math must be used as it is the language of science.

1. natural history (the study of organisms)

2. physics (experimentation and math to discover ‘laws’)

3. physiology (corresponds poorly to ‘thinking, feeling, willing’)

• introduced concept of Consciousness of Ideas (latency)

Criticism of others: argues against Kant and states that psychology can be a science if one uses math; we measure what is static vs. dynamic and the relationship between these infers info about the soul; World + Soul  = Experience; soul is static and the mind/ consciousness is dynamic; just because we do not yet know psychological laws does not mean that they do not exist.

Criticisms by others: Kant argues that psychology cannot be a science because the psyche cannot be quantified. 

Systems: psychophysics?