I think what he ends up proving is that the study of English literature is not a science.
Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman -----Original Message----- From: Marc Carter [mailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:45 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] psychology is not a science I get really annoyed at people who do not do science but nonetheless feel authorized to expound on what it is or isn't. Bugs me a lot when philosophers tell us what we should or shouldn't do. I mean, I love phil (majored in it in college), but in order to know what a science is you have to watch what scientists do -- and that would mean descending from those lofty heights and getting in a lab. Grr. -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerald Peterson [mailto:peter...@vmail.svsu.edu] > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:12 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] psychology is not a science > > > > Yes, stereotypes about science abound, but the question is > what constitutes a science and many would argue it has to do > with methodological approaches not subject matter. Yes, > psych had physics envy, and psych is quite diverse in its > fields and approaches, generally we approach our work with > scientific methods. > > > > Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. > Professor, Department of Psychology > Saginaw Valley State University > University Center, MI 48710 > 989-964-4491 > peter...@svsu.edu > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: tay...@sandiego.edu > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:01:19 AM GMT -05:00 > US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [tips] psychology is not a science > > This is my reject during the tips-cation (new word like > 'staycation' for staying at home vacation; now when tips does > down for a few days we can call it a 'tipscation.' > ========================================================== > > I came across this article while seaching for something else. > Certainly a very narrow perspective but explains why so many > fail to see psychology as a 'science'. > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > I was slightly taken aback when I heard a speaker at a > psychology lecture meeting claiming confidently that > psychology was a science. Of course, if we define science > broadly, as the systematic search for knowledge, psychology > would qualify for that label. But it is not terminology that > is at issue here, but a matter of substantial importance. > > When we talk of science, we primarily think of physical > science. If a mother said that her son was studying science > at Cambridge, would psychology come first to the listener's > mind? The paradigm of the physical sciences is physics, > because its elegant theories based on ample observation and > experimentation provide clear explanations and reliable > predictions. It also provides the foundations for the > technologies which have transformed our lives. The man on the > Clapham bus may not understand the laws of physics, but he > happily relies on the means of transport based on those laws. > > In consequence, the methods of physics become the model of > scientific methodology. > > Full article available at: > http://www.philosophynow.org/issue74/74rickman.htm > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > tay...@sandiego.edu > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
