Psychology's attempt to pattern itself strictly after the model of the physical sciences does not provide for the necessary attention to areas involving the existential richness of human living. We have been too influenced by a philosophy of science whose concepts derive from methods of study rather than from the functioning of human life. Psychology needs to re-evaluate its philosophic heritage in the context of its generic ideal of science. This will enhance pertinent communication with the humanities and general body of human thought.
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