Further Critical Reflections on the Notion of a "Population Psychology".

The present article extends critical considerations that I offered in an earlier article challenging the proposition by Lundh that population-level research should be regarded as a branch of psychological science. It is again acknowledged that population-level research can track the incidence of psychological phenomena, i.e.

On Persons, Populations, and Causal Mechanisms Some Critical Reflections on Lundh (2023).

While agreeing with Lundh (2023) on many of his major points, this article also questions the notion of a 'population psychology.' It is argued that the knowledge produced in population-level studies, whether correlational, experimental, or mixed, is inherently demographic in nature. Concerning individual-level studies, agreement with Lundh (2023) is expressed concerning the need to distinguish between a conception of individuals as mere depositories of neurophysiological mechanisms on the one hand, and as active, purposeful agents on the other.

Daniel N. Robinson (1937-2018).

This article memorializes Daniel N. Robinson who passed away in Frederick, Maryland, on September 17, 2018, at the age of 81. An estimable scholar, Robinson authored 18 books, including not only scientifically oriented volumes such as (1980) but also highly praised volumes such as (3rd ed.

Psychology's struggle for existence: Second edition, 1913.

Presents an English translation of Wilhelm Wundt's Psychology's struggle for existence: Second edition, 1913, by James T. Lamiell in August, 2012. In his essay, Wundt advised against the impending divorce of psychology from philosophy.

Translator's preface.

Presents a preface from James T. Lamiell, who translates Wilhelm Wundt's Psychology's Struggle for Existence (Die Psychologie im Kampf ums Dasein), in which Wundt advised against the impending divorce of psychology from philosophy, into English. Lamiell comments that more than a decade into the 21st century, it appears that very few psychologists have any interest at all in work at the interface of psychology and philosophy.