Allan R Bu
Biographic Data
| ID | 983582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allan R Bu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allan R |
| FAMILY NAME | Bu |
| SIGNATURE | BU A R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
On the relationship between causes and reasons
Causes and reasons in attribution theory: A conceptual critique
"Critical Notice of Izenberg's "Psychohistory and Intellectual History
In this brief note I would like to consider some conceptual matters in Izenberg's recent analysis of the relationship between psychohistory and the history of ideas.' In particular, I wish to focus selectively upon what I regard as two distinct (but related) problematic issues underlying Izenberg's thesis: (a) his concepts of rationality and irrationality; and (b) his views on the origin versus the validity of ideas. The major ideas which emerge …
The structure of psychological revolutions
Four major revolutions within psychology (i.e., the behavioristic, cognitive, psychoanalytic, and humanistic) are briefly examined in an attempt to unearth their formal structures. The view put forth is that it is a transformation of the subject-object relation — an insight gleaned by an application of Ludwig Feuerbach's transformative method — which underlies major paradigmatic shifts within psychology. It is noted that psychological revolutions…
In defense of a critical-presentist historiography: The fact-theory relationship and Marx's epistemology
It is argued that mainstream social scientists made an "error" during the crucial formative years of the 1920s and 1930s. This historical error involved relinquishing, or at the very least ignoring, some of the epistemological views within the social sciences concerning the fact-theory relationship as developed by Marx and others in his tradition. The contemporary nature of some of Mark's epistemic views is demonstrated, where the case is made th…
Galton and sex differences: An historical note
The psychological study of sex differences is a special area of interest within differential psychology. Differential psychology was launched as a scientific field of research in the latter half of the nineteenth century by Sir Francis Galton. Galton's early research on sex differences in psychological traits gives him the distinction of being the "father" of the modern study of sex differences. Galton's empirical findings and his interpretation …
Galton and the birth of differential psychology and eugenics: Social, political, and economic forces
The social, political, and economic forces operative in nineteenth-century Britain are briefly described. This permits tracing the birth of both the scientific study of individual differences and the field of eugenics to the infrastructure of society at that time. The distinction is made between the normative doctrine of individualism and the factual study of individual differences. It is argued that democratic--liberal--capitalistic--individuali…
Detecting cross-cultural commonalities and differences: Intergroup factor analysis
An extension of developmental models that separate ontogenetic changes and cohort differences
Causes and reasons in attribution theory: A conceptual critique
On the relationship between causes and reasons
Detecting cross-cultural commonalities and differences: Intergroup factor analysis
An extension of developmental models that separate ontogenetic changes and cohort differences
"Critical Notice of Izenberg's "Psychohistory and Intellectual History
In this brief note I would like to consider some conceptual matters in Izenberg's recent analysis of the relationship between psychohistory and the history of ideas.' In particular, I wish to focus selectively upon what I regard as two distinct (but related) problematic issues underlying Izenberg's thesis: (a) his concepts of rationality and irrationality; and (b) his views on the origin versus the validity of ideas. The major ideas which emerge …
An extension of developmental models that separate ontogenetic changes and cohort differences
Detecting cross-cultural commonalities and differences: Intergroup factor analysis
Galton and sex differences: An historical note
The psychological study of sex differences is a special area of interest within differential psychology. Differential psychology was launched as a scientific field of research in the latter half of the nineteenth century by Sir Francis Galton. Galton's early research on sex differences in psychological traits gives him the distinction of being the "father" of the modern study of sex differences. Galton's empirical findings and his interpretation …
Galton and the birth of differential psychology and eugenics: Social, political, and economic forces
The social, political, and economic forces operative in nineteenth-century Britain are briefly described. This permits tracing the birth of both the scientific study of individual differences and the field of eugenics to the infrastructure of society at that time. The distinction is made between the normative doctrine of individualism and the factual study of individual differences. It is argued that democratic--liberal--capitalistic--individuali…
In defense of a critical-presentist historiography: The fact-theory relationship and Marx's epistemology
It is argued that mainstream social scientists made an "error" during the crucial formative years of the 1920s and 1930s. This historical error involved relinquishing, or at the very least ignoring, some of the epistemological views within the social sciences concerning the fact-theory relationship as developed by Marx and others in his tradition. The contemporary nature of some of Mark's epistemic views is demonstrated, where the case is made th…
Causes and reasons in attribution theory: A conceptual critique
"Critical Notice of Izenberg's "Psychohistory and Intellectual History
In this brief note I would like to consider some conceptual matters in Izenberg's recent analysis of the relationship between psychohistory and the history of ideas.' In particular, I wish to focus selectively upon what I regard as two distinct (but related) problematic issues underlying Izenberg's thesis: (a) his concepts of rationality and irrationality; and (b) his views on the origin versus the validity of ideas. The major ideas which emerge …
The structure of psychological revolutions
Four major revolutions within psychology (i.e., the behavioristic, cognitive, psychoanalytic, and humanistic) are briefly examined in an attempt to unearth their formal structures. The view put forth is that it is a transformation of the subject-object relation — an insight gleaned by an application of Ludwig Feuerbach's transformative method — which underlies major paradigmatic shifts within psychology. It is noted that psychological revolutions…
On the relationship between causes and reasons
Psychology (8 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)