Virág Kis

Condillac, a pszichológia felvilágosodás kori előfutára

June 1, 2026 Virág Kis

This study explores Étienne Bonnot de Condillac’s empiricist philosophy as a proto-psychological foundation for modern theories of perception and consciousness by focusing on his famous “statue” thought experiment. It shows how Condillac’s emphasis on sensory experience as the basis of awareness anticipated later developments in associationism, behaviourism, developmental psychology as well as...