Posted by
Nick Thompson on
May 17, 2012; 1:37am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Unsolved-Problems-in-Psychology-tp7555188p7562991.html
Omigosh! The month-long exile is over! And I only broke it once.
I can actually live a whole month without mouthing off in an annoying way on
FRIAM.
Trouble is, now I can't remember what I think about anything. My basic
position is that progress in psychology has been stymied by the allure of
circular reasoning. "My mind is whatever causes me to do stuff. Why do I
do stuff? It's my mind, of course, silly." Such a theory is not subject
to falsification, or even qualification.
Here's a game we could play for a while, and see where we get: You state a
problem in psychology, and I will try to tell you whether it has been solved
or not.
Nick
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Unsolved Problems in Psychology
It is the task of science to replace magical explanations by scientific
ones, isn't it? Chemistry has replaced alchemy, astronomy has replaced
astrology, neuropsychology has replaced phrenology, etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mysticpolitics/6333162973/I must admit I was hoping we could lure Nick back to the list from his
self-chosen exile by asking some provocative questions. What would Nick say,
are there any unsolved problems in psychology?
Is there still any phlogiston theory in it which is waiting to be replaced?
-J.
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