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Inventor of Socratic Method. First ever to challenge conventional thinking; Unexamined life isn't worth living. Died supporting his beliefs.
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Plato was a student of Socrates, believed tangible things can be destroyed but thoughts can not. Brain is responsible for metal process.
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Father of medicine; formulated classification system of mental disorders
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Aristotle was a student of Plato, and teacher to Alexander the Great. Believed there was nothing in the intellect that wasn't first in senses. Suggest heart was responsible for mental processes.
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Believed mental illness resulted in imbalance of one of the four humors- blood, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm. Depression - preponderance of black bile.
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Believed the mind and body were separate beings. Dualism: Mind- spiritual, body - physical
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Believed people are born without preconceived qualities. Blank slate
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Believed man's nature is moral/ pure. Develop into noble savages
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Nature vs. Nurture
People are born without innate qualities that will shape with outside world. -
Developed first psychology lab. Founder of Structuralism. German
