Process, coherence, everyday life and qualia as explanatory challenges for psychology

Authors

  • Jorge Larreamendy-Joerns Los Andes University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i5.450

Keywords:

Qualia, Explanatory coherence, Process explanations, Everyday life, Psychology

Abstract

This article discusses four explanatory challenges for psychology at a theoretical level: first, the need to move towards historical and process explanations; second, the need to observe strict standards of explanatory coherence; third, the urgency of addressing phenomena in the field of everyday life; and fourth, the need to account for phenomena in the order of qualia and experience. First, the article explores some difficulties in identifying challenges around which psychology as a whole may converge. Subsequently, it examines the achievements consolidated in the psychological discipline as a way to approach the identification of theoretical challenges of general relevance. Finally, a section is devoted to each of the aforementioned theoretical challenges. The article concludes with final considerations.

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Published

2010-06-01

How to Cite

Larreamendy-Joerns, J. (2010). Process, coherence, everyday life and qualia as explanatory challenges for psychology. Revista CS, (5), 17-41. https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i5.450