Historical Ontology

Jeff H. Sugarman

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Historical ontology is concerned with the ways possibilities for existence arise in history. Personhood is made possible by psychological description. Thus, as applied to persons, historical ontology is the study of psychological description. As an approach to psychological study it seeks to reveal where, when, and how psychological description occurs, the purposes it serves, how it is implemented and sustained, and its effects. The chapter examines the origins of historical ontology in the studies of Michel Foucault. It follows with discussion of two distinct descending lines of inquiry as articulated by Ian Hacking and Nikolas Rose. Their approaches are illustrated with historical ontologies of contemporary psychological issues. The chapter concludes by considering briefly some implications of historical ontology for psychological inquiry.

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