La explicación de Psicología: hacia una teoría causal singular

• Autor: Braun Gutiérrez, Ricardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2000
• Institución: Universidad de Lima
• Repositorio: ULIMA-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.ulima.edu.pe:20.500.12724/2190
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/2190
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Psicología-Filosofía; Psychology-Philosophy

The problem of scientific explanation in general and in psychology in particular is analized from a philosophical standpoint. The central thesis is that causality is a necessary component of explanations. The impact of the hempelian model on psychology is revisited and the author suggests that under that model, psychology as a science is discarted. A non-causal model of explanation is discussed and shown to be inadequate as a form of explanation. Finally, a theory of singular causation is suggested as a model for psychological explanations.