History of Psychology Study
Guide for Test One
The PreSocratics
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Thales -- THAY-leez
- Anaximander -- a-NAK-sim-an-der
- Heraclitus -- her-uh-KLY-tus
- Pythagorus -- pih-THAG-uh-rus
- Xenophanes -- zeh-NOF-uh-neez
- Parmenides -- par-MEN-uh-deez
- Leucippus -- loo-SIP-us
- Protagorus -- pro-TAG-uh-rus
- Democritus -- deh-MOK-ruh-tus
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
- Socrates -- SOK-ruh-teez
- Plato -- PLAY-to
- Phenomena
- Ontos (Ideas, Ideals).
- Rationalism.
- Mortal soul I -- appetite.
- Mortal soul II -- spirit
- Immortal soul -- reason.
- Aristotle -- ar-is-TOT-ul
- Logic
- Essence
- Matter
- Entelechy (actualization)
- Four causes:
- the material cause
- the efficient cause
- the formal cause
- the final cause
- De Anima (Para Psyche)
Fallacies
- Affirmation of the consequent
- Denial of the antecedent
- Sweeping generalization
- Hasty generalization
- Bifurcation
- Begging the question.
- The circular argument
- Ad hoc argument
- Complex question
- False cause (non sequitur)
- Post hoc ergo propter hoc
- Missing the point
- False analogy
- Misuse of words.
- Special pleading
- The "no true Scotsman..." fallacy
- Personal attack
- The abusive form
- Poisoning the well
- Tu quoque
- Appeal to the masses
- Argument from omniscience:
- Appeal to authority
- Snob appeal
- Appeal to tradition
- Appeal to novelty
- Appeal to nature
- Appeal to pity
- Appeal to ignorance
- Appeal to fear
Epicureanism and Stoicism
- Antisthenes -- an-TIS-the-neez
- Cynicism
- Diogenes -- dy-OJ-uh-neez
- Aristippus -- ar-is-TIP-us
- Pyrrho -- PIR-o
- Epicurus -- ep-ih-KYU-rus
- Zeno of Citium -- ZEE-no
- Eclecticism
The Roman Empire
- Christianity
- Paul
- The Patrists (Origen, Tertullian)
- St. Augustine
- Neo-Platonism
- Plotinus -- plo-TY-nus
- "the One"
- noos
- psyche
- Gnosticism
- Mithraism
- Manicheanism (Mani)
- Islam