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O Philosophers Historic Relationship Psychology And Philosophy Purpose Discover

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Historic relationship between Psychology and Philosophy

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o purpose to discover our place in this world: materialism, monism, atomism, skepticism, idealism, and the origin, nature, methods, and limits of our knowledge (epistemology)
o mind/ body arguments; Descartes used rigorous scientific approach (brilliant mathematician)
o highly influenced/ controlled by religion in until the 14th century; however, many philosophers broke from religious dogma during the Renaissance as science began to increase and influence philosophers. 
o philosophers introduced empiricism/ nativism argument which spurred research

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