Original scientific paper

Sources of psychological knowledge – according to Brentano, 1874

Dario Škarica ; Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb; University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Abstract

Various sources of psychological knowledge are systematically presented in this paper, on thebasis of a thorough examination of Brentano’s Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint (1874),particularly its first book, where some of the sources were closely dealt with, while the otherswere only mentioned in passing. Here, the term sources refers, first of all, to epistemic sources,such as introspection, perception, reason, memory, and testimony, secondly, to all the materialsto be investigated by psychology, extending from personal experiences to social norms, worksof art, etc., and, finally, to various methods used in psychological investigations of the materials.Additionally, Brentano’s views on particular sources of psychological knowledge are presented,firstly, within the wider historical context of the problem of introspection, as stated by Kant, andComte, and with solutions proposed by J. S. Mill, and Wundt, and, secondly, within the contextof efforts made at the time by Lazarus and Steinthal, and Wundt, to found a new branch ofpsychology, the so-called Völkerpsychologie.

Keywords

Brentano; history of psychology; introspection; Völkerpsychologie

Hrčak ID:

190125

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/190125

Publication date:

14.10.2017.

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