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The Historical Background of Psychology
The Historical Background of Psychology
According to Plato (c 427-347BC) the mind or soul are distinct in its own
right and its God-given. It enters the body with its reflected perfection of
God and rules the body which it inhabits knower, thinker and determiner of
action. The soul is composed of three parts- that which exerts reason (in the
head); that which responsible for our noble impulses (in the heart); and the
basest part, the seat of our passions (in the diaphragm).
For about fifteen centuries the philosophy and science of the Greeks held
sway and dominated psychological thinking.
D. Pre-Modern Period
E. Scientific Psychology
Scientific psychology cannot be said to have begun until the second half
of the nineteenth century. Hence, compared to other sciences, psychology is
said to be very young.
1. Psychology in America
2. Psychology in France
3. Psychology in England