TY - JOUR
AU - Weimer, Walter B.
AB - Science Studies, 4 (1974), 235-2s8 of and its Retrieval from The History Psychology Historiography: I. The Problematic Nature of History WALTER B. WEIMER Department of Psychology, The State University* Pennsylvania Stimulated the of T. S. Kuhn’s The Structure by popularity monograph of with a number of writers have concerned themselves Revolutions, Scientific the of the of Kuhn’s account of scientific question applicability development for the of have attacked or defended discipline psychology. They allegedly ’Kuhnian ideas’ in a multitude of and have offered an guises, alarming pro- of ’refutations’ or ’corrections’ to ’Kuhn’s of science’.’ fusion conception but of crucial in to assess the unnoticed, Relatively importance attempting merit of these is the fact that all these writers have a articles, virtually theoretical axe to in or to grind supporting attacking (what they perceive be) Kuhn’s views. that axe have either or both a Equally important, may and or substantive character. methodological historiographical, psychological, Both afhrmations and denials of Kuhn’s views result in from the large part of scientific research that the writer from the historio- methodology accepts, of science that he and in from the graphy endorses, psychology especially, research and framework in which he works. ongoing programme 
TI - The History of Psychology and its Retrieval from Historiography
JF - Science Studies
DO - 10.1177/030631277400400302
DA - 1974-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-history-of-psychology-and-its-retrieval-from-historiography-CwBIVpZPHr
SP - 235
EP - 258
VL - 4
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -