El presente trabajo tiene dos objetivos. El primer objetivo es señalar como los franciscanos harían una psicología centrada en el corazón, y los jesuitas centrada en el cerebro. El segundo objetivo es mostrar como las distintas concepciones de ambas ordenes fueron trabajadas en la Argentina (particularmente con referencia histórica) Palabras clave Animistica Psychologiae Voluntad Conciencia ABSTRACT FRANCISCAN PSYCHOLOGY AND JESUIT PSYCHOLOGY COMPARED (AS MUCH IN ITS CONCEPTIONS ON THE SEAT OF THE SOUL AS IN HISTORY) This paper has two objectives. The first objective is to identify as the Franciscans would make a heart-centered psychology, and the Jesuits focused on the brain. The second objective is to show how the different conceptions of both orders were worked in Argentina (particularly with historical reference) Key words Animistic Psychologiae Will Consciousness