The Metaphysical Club at The Johns Hopkins University (1879-1885).
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History of Psychology, 2005•psycnet.apa.orgOf the earliest American universities, The Johns Hopkins in Baltimore holds a unique
position for psychology. At Hopkins, many of America's first psychologists received their
graduate training. Of special interest is the Hopkins Metaphysical Club, organized in 1879
by Charles Sanders Peirce. It provided a forum for research and scholarship by faculty and
students. Papers related to topics of the" new" psychology began to appear in 1883, about
the time G. Stanley Hall was given a 3-year appointment at Hopkins. When Peirce departed …
position for psychology. At Hopkins, many of America's first psychologists received their
graduate training. Of special interest is the Hopkins Metaphysical Club, organized in 1879
by Charles Sanders Peirce. It provided a forum for research and scholarship by faculty and
students. Papers related to topics of the" new" psychology began to appear in 1883, about
the time G. Stanley Hall was given a 3-year appointment at Hopkins. When Peirce departed …
Abstract
Of the earliest American universities, The Johns Hopkins in Baltimore holds a unique position for psychology. At Hopkins, many of America's first psychologists received their graduate training. Of special interest is the Hopkins Metaphysical Club, organized in 1879 by Charles Sanders Peirce. It provided a forum for research and scholarship by faculty and students. Papers related to topics of the" new" psychology began to appear in 1883, about the time G. Stanley Hall was given a 3-year appointment at Hopkins. When Peirce departed Hopkins in 1885, Hall was free to develop psychology in his image and disbanded the club. Nevertheless, the Metaphysical Club played an important role in the emergence of American scientific psychology.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
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