Does the Structuralist View of Theories Allow a Fresh Look at the History of Psychology?

Abstract

The understanding of the structuralist view of theories and its application requires extraordinary care in proceding with its basic claims and their interpretation. Many of the shortcomings of my paper are consequences of underestimating this fact. In spite of a number of statements in my paper, which I would qualify as rash and partly incorrect, I continue to claim that from a structuralist point of view some problems in the history of psychology do appear in a new light. Or, in other words, the structuralist view of theories adds a new interpretation of historical developments or facts to already existing ones. In some cases the interpretations on the basis of the structuralist view seem to me more convincing than traditional ones. But now I would like to discuss some considerations of my commentators, to whom I express my warm thanks. They were ready to get involved in a discussion, which requires a lot of time and difficult reading.