The Soul in Soulless Psychology

Robert Kugelmann (University of Dallas)

The Soul in Soulless Psychology
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
31 March 2023
Pages
332
ISBN
9781009301213

The Soul in Soulless Psychology

Robert Kugelmann (University of Dallas)

Modern psychology began with a rejection of the 'soul' as relevant for the science. How did that come about? The Soul in Soulless Psychology explores that question and details arguments for a soulless psychology. However, there was also opposition to this notion. This alternative history of psychology examines those who dissented from a 'psychology without a soul,' including Neoscholastic psychologists and others, such as Ladd, Muensterberg, and McDougall. Substitutions for the soul - such as self, personality, and the brain - show that even with the soul absent, its concerns were present. Innovative re-thinkings of the soul are addressed, as well as attempts at restoration of the soul into psychology. Moreover, historical psychologies of the soul kept the soul in view. In the twenty-first century, we find soul as a noun, an adjective, and a verb, all pointing to the necessity of the soul for psychology.

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