PSYC 397 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Ernst Troeltsch, Wilhelm Wundt, Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft
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Wihelm wundt physicican-philosopher who establish psychology as academic discipline. University of berlin state must replace with intellectual strength what it"s lost in material resources . Became model uni 4 germany & rest of world. B4 this, uni aimed @ training 3 professionals: physicians, lawyers, clergy. Only go to uni if wanna pursue ^ , not for career path but for entrance to plite, educated society . Humboldt 2 aims for uni: wissenchaft: any body of knowledge organized on definite principles. History, philosophy, physics, physiology: bildung: a person"s self-formation thorugh broad, humanistic education. Every part od edu contributes to pursuit of good, true & beautiful. Closest realization in any society of plato"s utopian vision of guardians specially educated. Weltanschauung = single unified view of the world. Teachers had to be highly trained in all areas from literature to physics. Since there was stress on scientific research open 2 creation of new areas 4 scientific investigation.
