The mind of the nation
Subtitle: Völkerpsychologie in Germany, 1851-1955
By: Egbert Klautke
Publisher: Berghahn
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781782380191; 9781782380207
Subjects: Ethnopsychology; History; German National characteristics; Germany; Intellectual life
Description: Volkerpsychologie played an important role in establishing the social sciences, in Germany and abroad, via the works of such scholars as Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim, Ernest Renan, Franz Boas, and Werner Sombart. In Germany, the intellectual history of "folk psychology" in Germany was represented by Moritz Lazarus, Heymann Steinthal, Wilhelm Wundt and Willy Hellpach. This book follows the invention of the discipline in the nineteenth century, its rise around the turn of the century, and its ultimate demise after the Second World War. In addition, it shows that despite the repudiation of "folk psychology" and its failed institutionalization, the discipline remains relevant as a precursor of contemporary studies of "national identity."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-180) and index.