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Psychology as a Human Science

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88 Citations•2003•
Wu Lin
Studies in dialectics of nature

There are always two approaches of psychology: nature science and human science; the first is mainstream, the latter is nonmainstream.

Abstract

There are always two approaches of psychology: nature science and human science.The first is mainstream, the latter is nonmainstream. Nature science approach of psychology has played very important role in the development of world's psychology. But it still exists some shortcoming. Because of its overstep of scientism and its methology, hature science approach of psychology embodies its rationalization and necessity.