History of Psychology

Socrates

Worked on the existence of the psych/"soul"

Mind is separate from the body; the soul (minds & thoughts) continues after the body dies

Socratic method/Method of Elenchus: Knowledge is innate

Plato

Student of Socrates

Derived principles by using logic

Believed that knowledge is innate

Who is known for deriving principles from observation and data?

Aristotle

What does Aristotle believe about knowledge?

Knowledge is not preexisting; it grows from our experiences and is stored in our memories.

What is the philosophy of the mind according to Aristotle?

The mind is a blank slate at birth.

Who did Rene Rescartes agree with?

He agreed with Socrates and Plato that the body and mind are seperate

What is Dualism

the idea that the mind and body are separate

What did Renes Rescartes believe in?

He thought that the brain controlled the body; the fluid in the brain moves through hollow channels (nerves) to the muscles

Who is Francis Bacon?

One of the founders of modern science. He centered ideas based on experiment and experience

What did John Locke believe?

Mind is a blank slate. He developed Empiricism with Francis Bacon's idea of experimenting