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Psychology
2005. Vol. 2, no. 1, 130–139

A Sad Optimistic View on Psychological Science: What My Colleagues Think of Psychological Knowledge

V.M. Allakhverdov

Abstract

The article sums up the discussion. The author emphasises that even those participants, who are willing to sign the manifesto in question, allow more or less explicit empiricist claims. Psychologists face a choice: either to be a happy epistemological pessimist satisfied with the status quo (that is, accepting that psychology is an odd science lacking unity) or to remain optimistic hoping for the better (and accepting that psychology is in yet another crisis). Preferring the former position - epistemological optimism - the author invites his colleagues to continue with the manifesto.

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Journal rubric: Philosophical and Methodological Problems

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For citation: Allakhverdov, V.M. (2005). A Sad Optimistic View on Psychological Science: What My Colleagues Think of Psychological Knowledge. Psychology, 2(1), 130–139. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/psychology/archive/2005_n1/25170 (viewed: 10.07.2025)

Information About the Authors

Victor M. Allakhverdov, Doctor of Psychology, Professor of the Department of General Psychology, Saint Petersburg State University, President of the St. Petersburg Psychological Society, chairman of the program committee of the III Congress of the RPO, chairman of the expert council of the RPO, member of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Methodology and History of Psychology”., St.Petersburg, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6753-0300, e-mail: vimiall@gmail.com

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