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The Beginnings of Psychology: Philosophy and Physiology

While psychology did not arise as a split correction until the late 1800s, it's soonest past files can be traced back to the time of the early Greeks. During the 17th-century, the French philosopher Rene Descartes ushered in the thought of dualism, which contended that the psyche and body were two split entities that merge to configuration the human experience. Many other subjects still discussed by psychologists today, for instance the family member additions of natural world vs. nurture, are entrenched in these early philosophical traditions. (psychology.about.com)

So what makes psychology divergent from ...