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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.

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