Journal article
The importance of distinguishing between the theoretical attitude and the natural scientific attitude in the discipline of psychology
2010 The 2nd International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE), Vol.10, pp.235-250
2010
Abstract
Edmund Husserl's critique of using the natural scientific method to investigate meaningful human experience remains relevant to recent debates in psychology. Discursive Psychology (DP) claims to draw upon phenomenological insights to critique quantitative psychology for studying theoretical concepts rather than the actual practices of the lived social world. In this paper, I will argue that DP overlooks the important distinction that can be made between the theoretical attitude and the natural scientific attitude in Husserlian Phenomenology and hence, once again, loses sight of the meaningfully constituted life-world. In doing so, I will demonstrate the continued relevance of Husserl's critique of natural science to the discipline of psychology.
Details
- Title
- The importance of distinguishing between the theoretical attitude and the natural scientific attitude in the discipline of psychology
- Authors/Creators
- A. Williams (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- 2010 The 2nd International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE), Vol.10, pp.235-250
- Publisher
- Humanitas
- Identifiers
- 991005544510807891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.studia-phaenomenologica.com/
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