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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread psychology #225125 07/13/2016 10:34 PM Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 1 Maine Fuzzybanana stranger Fuzzybanana stranger Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 1 Maine Am wondering if anyone can help me define the word psychology? I know the word is composed of two Greek words, namely, psuche = soul and logos = word but to make a statement using these, like say 'psychology is the manifestation in words or behavior or feelings or knowledge of whatever 'word' is activating the soul....be it the inflow from the eyes or ears or ones thinking etc. Would that work or would it be considered a "root fallacy"? IS there a way to define it through the Greek words that comprise its make up? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: psychology Fuzzybanana #225136 07/14/2016 11:21 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass the only 'fallacy' here is that created by 'sense drift'; i.e., from study of the soul to study of the mind - it is uncertain exactly when/how this happened, but the original sense is marked "Now rare" by the OED. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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