PSY 401 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. Early Greek Philosophy and Psychology a. Thalesb. Anaximander c. Pythagorasd. ParmenidesOutline of Current Lecture I. Early Greek Philosophy and Psychologya. Democritus b. Hippocrates Current LectureI. Early Greek Philosophy and Psychology a. Democritus (460-370 BCE)i. Atomism: all things are composed of tiny, invisible parts (atoms)1. Physis=atoms2. Thought they were not visible to the naked eye3. Thought they had ‘hooks’ on them 4. Thought there were different types that accounted for different textures 5. Reductionism6. Determinism: people were made of atoms too, atoms control you and make your decisions ii. Early Biopsychology1. Brain=thinking*2. Heart=emotion3. Liver=appetite iii. Sensation and Perception These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Objects shed off thin layers of replicated atoms (copies of themselves), these atoms interact with us which causes us to perceive them 2. Also used this idea to explain erosion over timeb. Hippocrates (460-375 BCE) i. Founder of medical science 1. Body humorsa. Blood (heat), phlegm (cold), black bile (dry), yellow bile (wet)b. If the four humors are in harmony then you are in good health2. Holistica. Health=humors in balanceb. Nature heals illness (herbalist)c. To get back in balance make lifestyle and dietary changes3. Mental
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