PSYC 397 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Immanuel Kant, Pierre Simon, Cosmogony
9 Mar 2021
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Intro: naturalism, as a philosophical perspective, states that scientific procedures and laws apply to all phenomena, naturalism assumes that all events have a history that is understandable in terms of identifiable forces. Simon de laplace: kant and laplace supported the nebular hypothesis, matter in the form of gaseous clouds was once distributed throughout the solar system. Idea that solar system evolved according to natural laws was the first step in modern evolutionary thought. The outcome is a natural selection for both survival and extinction. Child: preyer observed mental growth and language development of his son over a four-year period. Individual differences: sir francis galton was not immediately affected by his cousin"s book, the origin of. Demonology: although explanations of mental illness of demonic possession were prevalent in the. In 1484, pope innocent viii became troubled that many people in northern germany had abandoned themselves to devils : based on their inquisitorial work, heinrich kramer and james sprenger wrote the.
