M
any of the issues that
are examined in modern
psychology had been
the subject of philosophical debate
long before the development of
science as we know it today. The
very earliest philosophers of ancient
Greece sought answers to questions
about the world around us, and the
way we think and behave. Since
then we have wrestled with ideas
of consciousness and self, mind and
body, knowledge and perception,
how to structure society, and how
to live a “good life.”