"Wundt´s definition of the field of psychology was comprehensive and interdisciplinary. When one-sided views temporarily become attractive and enter the mainstream of psychology - be it cognitivism, neurophysiological reductionism, computer-based modelling, a phenomenological orientation, psychonalysis, the narrative turn, qualitative psychology, or the socio-critical new psychology - it is worth recalling the theoretical horizon of the founder of psychology as a discipline.
Wundt tried to coordinate various research orientations through epistemological and methodological reflection. During the founding phase of academic psychology, he was already arguing for greater meta-scientific reflection and demanded the coordination of reference systems and research strategies. The potential of his approach is far from exhausted. Wundt remains attractive today since there is a lack of sophisticated discussion about the existing pluralism of distinct psychologies.
Controversies in theoretical psychology about the goals and methods of psychology continue to persist and demand ongoing discourse, critical philosophical reflection on personal presuppositions, and the ability and willingness to systematically reverse perspectives, especially in psychology, academic studies, research, and professional practice."
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