Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9742579 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A | 2005 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
In the 1930s, Carnap set out to incorporate psychology into the unity of science, by showing that all cognitively meaningful sentences of psychology can be translated into the language of physics. I will argue that Carnap, relying on his notion of protocol languages, defends a physicalistic philosophy of psychology that shows due appreciation of 'introspection' as a strictly subjective, but reliable way to verify sentences about one's own mind. Second, I will point out that Carnap's philosophy of psychology not only takes into account overt behaviour, but must comprise neurophysiological processes as well. Last, I will show that Carnap aims to develop a philosophy of psychology that does justice to the ongoing changeability of scientific knowledge.
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Authors
Allard Tamminga,