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Unifying psychology: Epistemological act or disciplinary maneuver?
Author(s) -
Stam Henderikus J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20069
Subject(s) - unification , discipline , metaphysics , psychology , epistemology , theoretical psychology , cognitive psychology , sociology , social science , philosophy , computer science , programming language
Two arguments with attempts to unify psychology are adumbrated in this commentary. First, the unification of psychology is largely a disciplinary maneuver and not primarily an epistemological act. Second, the discipline of psychology has been unified for some time around a series of methodological and functional categories that have served to support its institutional projects but hide metaphysical problems. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol.