Abstract

ARAUJO, Saulo de Freitas. The Manifesto of German philosophers against experimental psychology: introduction, translation and commentaries. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.1, pp. 298-311. ISSN 1808-4281.

Although psychology has long since been institutionally separated from philosophy throughout the world, the history of this separation is still poorly understood by both psychologists and philosophers. However, contrary to what one can imagine, this separation did not occur in a homogeneous way in all countries. Rather, it reflects the peculiar characteristics of each cultural context in question. The aim of this paper is to contextualize, in general lines, one of the defining moments in the relationship between philosophy and psychology in the German tradition, which later contributed to their institutional separation within that culture: the petition of German philosophers, in 1913, against the occupation of philosophical chairs by experimental psychologists. Beside the full translation of the manifesto, for the first time published in Portuguese, an introduction as well as general comments about the context surrounding the preparation and the consequences of that document will be offered.

Keywords : German philosophy; Experimental psychology; History of psychology.

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