Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint
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Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint is Franz Brentano’s foundational 1874 work that redefined psychology as a science of mental phenomena characterized by intentionality, profoundly influencing phenomenology and analytic philosophy.
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Target entity: Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint Context triple: [Franz Brentano, notableWork, Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint]
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The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
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The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 1890 book by William James that helped establish psychology as a scientific discipline and introduced key ideas such as the stream of consciousness and functionalism.
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Grundriss der Psychologie
Grundriss der Psychologie is a foundational textbook in experimental psychology by Oswald Külpe that systematically presents psychological concepts and methods from the Würzburg school perspective.
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The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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E.
Essays in Radical Empiricism
Essays in Radical Empiricism is a posthumously published collection of philosophical writings by William James that develops his influential doctrine of radical empiricism, emphasizing the primacy of experience and relations in understanding reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint Target entity description: Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint is Franz Brentano’s foundational 1874 work that redefined psychology as a science of mental phenomena characterized by intentionality, profoundly influencing phenomenology and analytic philosophy.
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A.
The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
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B.
The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 1890 book by William James that helped establish psychology as a scientific discipline and introduced key ideas such as the stream of consciousness and functionalism.
-
C.
Grundriss der Psychologie
Grundriss der Psychologie is a foundational textbook in experimental psychology by Oswald Külpe that systematically presents psychological concepts and methods from the Würzburg school perspective.
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D.
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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E.
Essays in Radical Empiricism
Essays in Radical Empiricism is a posthumously published collection of philosophical writings by William James that develops his influential doctrine of radical empiricism, emphasizing the primacy of experience and relations in understanding reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | reduction of psychology to natural science ⓘ |
| author | Franz Brentano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | intentionality of mental phenomena ⓘ |
| claims | all mental phenomena are characterized by intentional inexistence of an object ⓘ |
| classifiesMentalPhenomenaInto |
judgments
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phenomena of love and hate ⓘ presentations ⓘ |
| contributedTo | modern concept of intentionality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesPsychologyAs | science of mental phenomena ⓘ |
| distinguishes | inner perception from inner observation ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | mental phenomena and physical phenomena ⓘ |
| editorOfEnglishEdition | Linda L. McAlister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes | inner perception ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy
ⓘ
psychology ⓘ |
| firstEnglishTranslationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classification of mental acts
ⓘ
descriptive psychology ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint (English edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
foundational for phenomenology
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important for philosophy of language ⓘ important for theory of consciousness ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexius Meinong
NERFINISHED
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Edmund Husserl NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Brentano school NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazimierz Twardowski NERFINISHED ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ early analytic philosophy of mind ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| methodologicalStance | empirical ⓘ |
| opposes | purely physiological psychology ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Psychologie vom empirischen Standpunkte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Austrian philosophy
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Brentano school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes | tripartite classification of mental phenomena ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1874 ⓘ |
| publisher | Duncker & Humblot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
empirical psychology
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intentionality ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
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