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Mid-Twentieth Century Neo-Thomist Approaches to Modern Psychology

Minix, Matthew Glen
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7542-3161
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1481061279811111

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Dayton, Theology.
This dissertation considers a spectrum of five distinct approaches that mid-twentieth century neo-Thomist Catholic thinkers utilized when engaging with the tradition of modern scientific psychology: a critical approach, a reformulation approach, a synthetic approach, a particular [Jungian] approach, and a personalist approach. This work argues that mid-twentieth century neo-Thomists were essentially united in their concerns about the metaphysical principles of many modern psychologists as well as in their worries that these same modern psychologists had a tendency to overlook the transcendent dimension of human existence. This work shows that the first four neo-Thomist thinkers failed to bring the traditions of neo-Thomism and modern psychology together to the extent that they suggested purely theoretical ways of reconciling them. Finally, this work concludes that a personalist approach to modern psychology that locates the reconciliation of these two traditions within the practice of individual human beings rather than within a theoretical dialogue between the traditions themselves has the potential to succeed where theoretical neo-Thomist accounts of these traditions failed.
Sandra Yocum, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
William Portier, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Anthony Smith, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
John Inglis, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jack Bauer, Ph.D (Committee Member)
306 p.
Theology
Neo-Thomist approaches to modern psychology; Neo-Thomist psychology in the 20th century; spectrum of Thomist psychology; American Thomist responses to psychology;

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  • Minix, M. G. (2016). Mid-Twentieth Century Neo-Thomist Approaches to Modern Psychology [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1481061279811111

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Minix, Matthew. Mid-Twentieth Century Neo-Thomist Approaches to Modern Psychology. 2016. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1481061279811111.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Minix, Matthew. "Mid-Twentieth Century Neo-Thomist Approaches to Modern Psychology." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1481061279811111

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