Augustine changed the locus of control of human behavior from forces outside the person to forces inside the person by suggesting humans acquire free will. He stated people are responsible for their actions and behaviors, which results in them accountable for their own destiny. He clarified that evil is the result of humans choosing evil over good. Lastly, personal guilt became an imperative part of controlling human behavior.
Avicenna was a child genius and physician growing up. He wrote many books about topics such as logic, medicine, mathematics, linguistics, and much more. In fact, his book on medicine was used for centuries. He looked at works from Aristotle and made modifications such as adding seven interior senses. On the other hand, Averroes wrote commentaries on Aristotle’s philosophy. He made contributions such as discovering that the retina is light-sensitive and observed that those who survived after attaining small pox were immune to the disease suggesting immunization as a way to prevent the disease. Both of these men translated and expanded Aristotle’s work attempting to make them compatible with Islam. Lastly, Maimonides pursued …show more content…
This goes along with parsimony which is a state of simplicity suggesting we should investigate the simplest forms first. Karl Popper once stated we prefer simpler theories because their empirical content is greater and they are better tested overall (C0nc0rdance, 2009). This represents an important turning point in the history of psychology because by having the metaphor of Occam’s Razor, theories and arguments that were once complex were cut down being able to reach the truth more quickly. If you do not take the simplest explanation or idea, things can become complex and lead to errors. Additionally, he argued, we can and should trust our senses to tell us what the world is
Avicenna was a child genius and physician growing up. He wrote many books about topics such as logic, medicine, mathematics, linguistics, and much more. In fact, his book on medicine was used for centuries. He looked at works from Aristotle and made modifications such as adding seven interior senses. On the other hand, Averroes wrote commentaries on Aristotle’s philosophy. He made contributions such as discovering that the retina is light-sensitive and observed that those who survived after attaining small pox were immune to the disease suggesting immunization as a way to prevent the disease. Both of these men translated and expanded Aristotle’s work attempting to make them compatible with Islam. Lastly, Maimonides pursued …show more content…
This goes along with parsimony which is a state of simplicity suggesting we should investigate the simplest forms first. Karl Popper once stated we prefer simpler theories because their empirical content is greater and they are better tested overall (C0nc0rdance, 2009). This represents an important turning point in the history of psychology because by having the metaphor of Occam’s Razor, theories and arguments that were once complex were cut down being able to reach the truth more quickly. If you do not take the simplest explanation or idea, things can become complex and lead to errors. Additionally, he argued, we can and should trust our senses to tell us what the world is