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[Darryl Pitt]

Mike....

>  Freud, unquestionably the "founder" of psychology

Common misconception.  That's Wundt and James.

> Plato believing in
> spontaneous generation undermines his significance.

"Spontaneous Generation" is Aristotle


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On May 12, 2007, at 3:28 PM, Michael L Blood wrote:

> on 5/12/07 11:24 AM, Mike Fowler at mqfowler at mac.com wrote:
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>> Before the ion microprobe, isotope analysis, and actual lunar samples
>> for comparison, the lunar origin of tektites was tenable.
>>
>> Now it is not, and I wonder how someone who clings to a  disproved
>> hypothesis can be considered to be eminent in his field?
>>
>> Mike Fowler
>> Chicago
>>
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> Hi Mike,
>         Not to be argumentative, but to add some perspective,
> 1) "Disproved" is relative.
> 2)  If everyone in science lost all credibility whenever their
> perspective clashed with the majority of other scientists in
> their field not only would there be a huge loss in the number
> of scientists, but many of the greatest scientists in history
> would have gone unheard (and many have, no doubt).
> 3)  Some might consider your above statement to be based
> in arrogance. Certainly it is founded in a narrow definition,
> if not outright misconception, of what is and what isn't
> "scientifically acceptable."
> 4) Some of the greatest figures of  science clear back to the
> Greeks held beliefs difficult to imagine. Freud, unquestionably
> the "founder" of psychology dramatically over emphasized sex,
> was himself a sexist & believed "psychoanalysis" was an effective
> "treatment." (as a result, many still do, in spite of results of
> comparative studies involving other forms of psychotherapy).
> None of which makes the other 95% of Freud's work one whit
> less monumental, any more than Plato believing in
> spontaneous generation undermines his significance.
>         Best wishes, Michael
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