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    Week 1 Lecture 2 provides an overview of the emergence of psychology from philosophy and religion. It discusses key figures like Descartes, Locke, Mill, Galvani, and Broca who contributed to understanding the mind-body relationship and biological processes. The lecture encourages exploring additional video and reading resources on topics like Cartesian dualism and philosophical materialism to further consider different perspectives on the relationship between the human mind, brain, and behavior.

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    Week 1 Lecture 2 provides an overview of the emergence of psychology from philosophy and religion. It discusses key figures like Descartes, Locke, Mill, Galvani, and Broca who contributed to understanding the mind-body relationship and biological processes. The lecture encourages exploring additional video and reading resources on topics like Cartesian dualism and philosophical materialism to further consider different perspectives on the relationship between the human mind, brain, and behavior.

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    Week 1: Psychology Emerges From The Shadow of The Soul

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    Week 1

    Lecture 2
    Psychology Emerges from the
    Shadow of the Soul

    The Church

    Philosophy

    John Locke
    1632 1704

    Descartes
    1596 - 1650

    James Mill
    1773 - 1836

    This short video explains


    Cartesian Dualism in more detail
    pause this lecture and take a
    couple of moments to watch the
    video

    Biology

    Luigi Galvani
    1737 - 1798

    It looked kind of like this

    But Humans?

    Paul Broca
    1824 - 1880

    Follow-up
    Videos

    Readings

    Patrica Churchland Philosophical Materialism


    on the brain as a machine according to Wikipedia
    God is in the Neurons A Suggested Book
    a very materialistic perspective for follow-up reading

    *Note: I do not agree with all claims made in these


    resources, I present them as items to provoke thought and,
    as such, will intentionally provide you with different
    perspectives

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