In article <llf9ov8u6iktn8t1c1ff2c7p91rmhn72lk@4ax.com> Jd <jday123@bellsouth.net>
writes:
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<Bob LeChevalier wrote:
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<>Not unless you are an ancient Greek would that be the definition of
<>"psychology", and the word had not yet been invented.
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<>>Main Entry: psy·chol·o·gy 
<>>Pronunciation: -jE
<>>Function: noun
<>>Inflected Form(s): plural -gies
<>>Etymology: New Latin psychologia, from psych- + -logia -logy
<>>Date: 1653
<>>1 : the science of mind and behavior
<>>2 a : the mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or
<>> group b : the study of mind and behavior in relation to a particular
<>> field of knowledge or activity
<>>3 : a treatise on psychology
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<>No soul in there.
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<Webster on "psychology" - "that branch of knowledge which deals
<with the mind; mental science".
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<New Testament era Greek - soul (psuche) means "breath" i.e.
<"spirit"  Strongs #5590: from 5594 (psucho). 
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<The pronounciation has changed.  "Psuche" in NT era greek is
<pronounced "psoo-khay" while today, "pschye" is pronounced
<"si-key".
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<I take it you understand the "ology" part.

So, if you think that "psychology" means "the study of the soul" because
that's what the Greek roots meant, do you also believe that a man who
becomes "hysterical" under unbearable stress is acting that way
because his uterus is moving about?


-- cary