Positivistic, Hermeneutical and Critical: Three Traditions of Psychological Research(PDF)
《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2015年05期
- Page:
- 103-
- Research Field:
- 当代中国教育研究
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- Positivistic, Hermeneutical and Critical: Three Traditions of Psychological Research
- Author(s):
- WANG Bo
- Keywords:
- positivistic; hermeneutical; critical; traditions of psychology; theoretical psychology; history of psychology
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- It is of great significance for the theory and history of psychology and even specific psychological studies to develop a clear picture of the traditions of psychological research. According to the responses to the question as to what standpoint we can adopt to unveil the characteristic properties of human mind, the existing psychological research can be basically divided into three categories: positivistic tradition characterized by its taking an object standpoint; hermeneutical tradition by its taking a subject standpoint; and critical tradition by its focusing on the conditions of possible knowledge, namely the social-historical formation and a priori possibilities of the discipline of psychology.
Last Update: 2015-09-15