An Experimental Psychologist’s approach to the Psychology of Scientific Progress: Edwin Boring’s Theory of History

• Autores: David O. Clark
• Localización: Revista de historia de la psicología, ISSN-e 2445-0928, ISSN 0211-0040, Vol. 43, Nº 4, 2022, págs. 2-9
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/rhp2022a13
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El acercamiento a la Psicología del Progreso Científico de un Psicólogo Experimental: La Teoría de la Historia de Edwin Boring
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  • español

    Para dar cuenta de los antecedentes que contribuyeron al surgimiento de la psicología como una nueva ciencia, Edwin Boring (1886-1968) escribió “Una historia de la psicología experimental”. Este artículo aborda los problemas historiográficos con los que Boring luchó mientras escribía la edición de 1929 de su historia. A continuación, se centra en las experiencias vitales de Boring que posiblemente influyeron en su interpretación de la historia. La evolución de Boring como historiador se demuestra comparando su interpretación de la historia de 1929 con su revisión de 1950. En primer lugar, Boring se interesó por los factores psicológicos que influían en el progreso científico. La teoría de la historia de Boring se convirtió en una psicología de la historia.

  • English

    To account for the antecedents that contributed to the emergence of psychology as a new science, Edwin Boring (1886-1968) wrote “A History of Experimental Psychology.” This paper addresses the historiographical problems that Boring struggled with while he was writing the 1929 edition of his history. It then focuses on Boring’s life-experiences that conceivably influenced his interpretation of history. Boring’s development as a historian is demonstrated by comparing Boring’s 1929 interpretation of history with his 1950 revision. Foremost, Boring was interested in the psychological factors that influenced scientific progress. Boring’s theory of history evolved into a psychology of history.

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