Origins of Psychology:
In comparison to the natural sciences, Psychology is a relatively new scientific discipline. It has it's roots in 17th and early 19th century philosophy, and was once known as Experimental Philosophy.
Early Influences included:
Early Influences included:
- Descartes and his concept of Cartesian Dualism, which simply means that the mind and body are seperate entities. The Brain is not the same as the Mind.
- John Locke and his concept of Empiricism, the belief that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience.
- Darwin's Evolutionary Theory.