Psychology: History and theory of science

This course aims at a deepened understanding of different perspectives in the philosophy of science, with particular relevance for psychology.

The course comprises three modules.

The first module provides a historical overview of how contemporary academic psychology has grown from philosophical thinking since antiquity and developed successively along the progress in the natural and social sciences and the humanities.

The second module addresses central concepts and distinctions within the philosophy of science generally, with particular emphasis on theories of scientific development.

The third and final module focuses on the philosophy of psychology, including nomothetic versus idiographic approaches to psychological knowledge, the psychology of science, and philosophical problems with special relevance for psychology (e.g, the mind-body problem, the question of free will, the role of values).

As a registered student on this course you will find detailed course information and communication in the learning platform Athena. Login with your university account.

This course will be given in the first half of the autumn semester, half-time studies.


Teaching Format

Compulsory elements may occur in the course. These are stated in the schedule and explained in more detail in the course instructions.

Detailed information can be found in the current syllabus and the course instructions for the course. A link to the syllabus can be found here on the page and the course instructions are posted on the course website in the university's learning platform no later than the start of the course.

Learning outcomes

The learning outcomes for this course are listed in the syllabus.

Assessment

Information about the forms of assessments for this course are listed in the syllabus and explained in detail in the course instructions.

You will find the dates for the examinations in the schedule.

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

In case the course literature list is missing, please check with the course leader before buying any expensive books etc.

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Course leader/examiner
Professor Pehr Granqvist, pehr.granqvist@psychology.su.se

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