PSY 401 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I Early Greek Philosophy The Golden Age of Greek Philosophy a Sophists b Socrates c Plato d Aristotle Outline of Current Lecture I Early Greek Philosophy The Golden Age of Greek Philosophy a Aristotle b Philosophical stagnation after Aristotle II The Romans to the Renaissance a The Roman Period i Social Climate ii Galen iii Skepticism iv Neo Platonism 1 Hypatia of Alexandria Current Lecture I Early Greek Philosophy The Golden Age of Greek Philosophy a Aristotle i Legacy 1 First proponent of scientific method 2 Early physiological psychology a Empiricist how do sensory apparatuses work i e how eye nose take data and transform it into workable information b Thought that organs would change mold to what you were sensing i e eye changes itself to red when looking at a red apple 3 Early comparative psychology across species a Then later can collect data from animals to make generalization about humans b Philosophical stagnation after Aristotle i Got hedonistic 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 II ii More focus and money directed towards war could not sustain as many leisure activities The Romans to the Renaissance a The Roman Period i Social Climate 1 Hedonistic entertainment lots of money bathes 2 Practical ii Galen 129 199 CE 1 First biopsychological personality theorist a Extended the four humors theory to psychology 2 Mental and physiological states interact 3 Anatomy a Used alcohol as an antiseptic found medical uses for things b Animal spirits how the mind controls the body i Nerves carry a life force non physical that resides in the brain ventricles and when we decide to move the animal spirits go down and move our body brain is important for cognition iii Skepticism cannot trust anything senses can be biased cannot trust reason 1 Pyrrho 360 270 BCE a We cannot know anything for sure so we shouldn t assume to iv Neo Platonism platonic thought with Jewish Christian mysticism 1 Hypatia of Alexandria 370 415 CE a Early music therapy b Murdered
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