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Volume One of The History of Psychology through Symbol provides a groundbreaking approach by expanding the roots of psychology beyond the Greeks to concurrent events during the same period (800 BCE-200 BCE) defined as the Axial Age by German-Swiss psychiatrist Karl Jaspers.
List of contents
1. History of Psychology through Symbols: From Reflective Study to Active Engagement
2. Symbols of the Axial Age: The Age of Psychological Transformation
3. Symbols of the Greek Era: The Foundation of Western Psychology
4. Symbols of the Hellenistic, Christian, and Islamic Eras
5. Symbols of Psychological Rebirth during the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment
6. The Symbols of the History of Mental Illness: Past, Present, and a New Vision for the Future
About the author
James L. Broderick, PhD, ABPP, is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology and currently in private practice in Santa Barbara, California. He is the former Chair of the Clinical Psychology Program and current adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, California; he was formerly the director of Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol services in Shasta and Santa Barbara Counties in California. Website: newlifesb.com
Summary
Volume One of The History of Psychology through Symbol provides a groundbreaking approach by expanding the roots of psychology beyond the Greeks to concurrent events during the same period (800 BCE-200 BCE) defined as the Axial Age by German-Swiss psychiatrist Karl Jaspers.
