Abstract

NIEL, Luis Ignacio. Psicología descriptiva y 'mereología' en Carl Stumpf. Tópicos [online]. 2014, n.28, pp.01-28. ISSN 1666-485X.

The article focuses on Carl Stumpf's theory of parts and wholes (mereology). On the one hand, I present the basic elements of his descriptive psychology of experience. On the other hand, I analyze the development of his theory of parts and wholes, which is based upon his descriptive psychology. The article aims to prove two different, yet complementary theses: firstly, despite the fact that Stumpf's mereological theory is still incipient and not quite explicit, it represents an authentic point of departure; secondly, this mereology arises out of an attentive description of given experience and not as an imposition to it.

Keywords : philosophy of experience; structures; wholes; independent parts; dependent parts.

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