The Charm of Philosophical Psychology

But of course, engaging in this kind of synthesis requires transgressing against what would otherwise be the purism of disciplinary boundaries, and that's why I've come to appreciate an impure approach to both psychology and philosophy. It's because an impure approach, the kind that strategically flouts disciplinary boundaries, seems to reflect how... See more

I find that the synthesis of psychology and philosophy produces advantages that neither one possesses on its own. It produces a hybridized mode of understanding that is at once intellectually acute and at the same time full of exuberance and human passion, and that can consequently provide a real entry into the greater depth of life.