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history of philosophical psychology  

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  • Philosophical psychology is the philosophical analysis of theoretical psychological constructs such as rationality, emotion, motivation, consciousness, and intelligence. This entry briefly describes its first recognition as a discipline distinct from scientific or empirical psychology and its brief flourishing as a distinctive philosophical program in the 20th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Philosophical Psychology, History of]

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