psychologisticallyadv.
/ˌsʌɪkɒləˈdʒɪstᵻkli/, U.S. /saɪˌkɑləˈdʒɪstᵻk(ə)li/ In a psychologistic manner; (also) in the manner of a psychologist.
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1922 Philos. Rev. 31 47 If we interpret this argument ‘psychologistically’, it means that there is first a stage in which the whole content of the individual's consciousness is a pure succession of mental states devoid of objective reference.
1964 I. C. Jarvie Revol. in Anthropol. iii. 97 The psychological problems of religion..are the only problems of religion that can be tackled psychologistically.
2003 G. Mogenson Dove in Consulting Room 193 Jung discusses the inspiration of the poet, taking care as he does so not to reduce the poet psychologistically to the man.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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