The historical relationship between Psychology and Mathematics is complex. Pythagoras applied math to natural phenomena, but many, like Kant, believed psychology's inner states couldn't be quantified. Herbart, an empiricist, advocated for math, arguing inner states could be quantified through external manifestations.
La relación histórica entre Psicología y Matemáticas es compleja. Pitágoras aplicó las matemáticas a fenómenos naturales, pero muchos, como Kant, creían que los estados internos de la psicología no podían cuantificarse. Herbart, un empirista, defendió el uso de las matemáticas argumentando que los estados internos se pueden cuantificar a través de sus manifestaciones externas.
| Front | Historic relationship between Psychology and Mathematics |
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| Back | o Pythagoras showed that math can be applied to natural phenomena. o Most (like Kant) believed that psychology (inner states) could not be quantified thus math could not be used. Psychology was the domain of philosophy. o Herbart (an empiricist) argued for the use of math, and that inner states could be quantified by looking at external manifestations. |
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