After "The Baltimore Affair": James Mark Baldwin's life and work, 1908–1934.

Abstract

was one of the earliest American practitioners of the "new psychology" and an influential figure in the emergence and establishment of psychology in the United States. He left the United States because of a scandal in Baltimore resulting from his arrest at a "colored" bordello. Baldwin returned only occasionally to North America following his forced resignation from Johns Hopkins University in 1909. Contrary to the few references to his life after leaving Baltimore, Baldwin appears to have initially settled in England. He made numerous extended trips to Mexico and continental Europe, especially France, which eventually became his adopted home. Baldwin's later life and work in Europe are examined in this article.James Mark Baldwin (1861-1934) has been typically described as among the "leaders . .. of the 'new' psychologists in America" (Boring, 1929(Boring, /1950. After he received his PhD in philosophy from Princeton University in 1887, his rise to the top of his chosen field was rapid. Baldwin was definitely "a young man in a hurry" (Sokal, 1997, p. 60). Although perhaps not a clear writer (Richards, 1987), he was a prolific one. Baldwin published a two-volume handbook of psychology (Baldwin, 1889(Baldwin, , 1891 and became a well-known developmental psychologist and evolutionist because of various publications (e.g., Baldwin, 1894Baldwin, /1906aBaldwin, , 1902. He even appears to have been an early contributor to social psychology (House, 1936;Mueller, 1976). Baldwin was also a prolific "founder." He established the first psychological laboratories at the University of Toronto (1889) and Princeton University (1893), while reopening G. S. Hall s laboratory at Johns Hopkins University (1904). He was one of the founders of the American Psychological Association, becoming its sixth president in 1897. Baldwin cofounded (1894) and co-owned, with

Ética en la Obra de Pioneros de la Psicología: ¿Metafísica o Política?

“…Pero la Patria en guerra lo llama para fundar la Liga Naval, su self ideal acepta el trabajo y amnistía. Rehabilitado su honor publicará una serie de artículos y sus experiencias en torno a dos guerras: la de Secesión y la Primera Guerra Mundial (Horley, 2001).…”

Insects, instincts and boundary work in early social psychology

“…Many reasons have been formulated as to why this has been the case. Baldwin was let go from Johns Hopkins following a scandal in 1908 (see Horley, 2001). And although some claimed his influence was short-lived, according to Wozniak (1982) they may have spoken too soon concerning Baldwin's legacy.…”

“…James Mark Baldwin participated in the boundary work between psychology and sociology, although some of these contributions are overlooked in the shadow of his theory of imitation as well as his departure from Johns Hopkins due to a personal scandal (Horley, 2001; Mueller, 1976; Petras, 1968; Wozniak, 1982). 8 His thoughts on insects in the debate between instinct and intelligence were influential in moving beyond the reliance on instinct within the theoretical approaches of social psychology.…”

Flashbacks in the history of psychology in Canada: Some early "headline" makers.

“…So my version of his story is in our literature. In the case of Baldwin, there is of course an extensive literature including, just recently, a detailed discussion of the “Baldwin Affair” (Horley, 2001), the scandal that ended Baldwin's career at Johns Hopkins University, in the United States, and in effect, in psychology. Some of it, covering his time in Canada, was produced by our Canadian colleagues (Hoff, 1992; Myers, 1982).…”