History and Evolution of Psychology - A Philosophical and Biological Perspective

This book discusses key figures in history in the context of their time, takes students on a carefully-formulated, chronological journey through the build-up of psychology from ancient times to the present, and seeks to draw students into the way science is done, rather than merely presenting them with historical fact.

List of contents

Part I: Introduction 1. The Study of Science and Psychology from a Historical Perspective Part II: The Paradigm Shifts that Created Psychology 2. The Shift from Church Authority to Rationalism: The Times and Philosophy of Rene Descartes Chapter 3. Empiricism, its Legacies and Limitations 4. From Argument by Design to Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: The Development of Evolutionist Thought 5. Idealism to Materialism and Dualism in Germany Part III: Struggling with the New Paradigm 6. Seeing Things Whole: The Gestalt Response to Mental Reductionism 7. William James and Functionalism 8. Behaviorism 9. Psychoanalysis 10. The Developmental Approach

About the author

Brian Cox is Associate Professor at Hofstra University, USA.

Summary

This book discusses key figures in history in the context of their time, takes students on a carefully-formulated, chronological journey through the build-up of psychology from ancient times to the present, and seeks to draw students into the way science is done, rather than merely presenting them with historical fact.

Product details

• Authors: Cox, Brian D. Cox, Brian D. (Hofstra University Cox, Cox Brian D.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781138207431
• ISBN: 978-1-138-20743-1
• No. of pages: 526
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; History, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / History, History of Science, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought