Philosophical Problems in Psychology

Philosophical psychology reflects upon the aims and the concepts of empirical psychology. First published in 1979, Philosophical Problems in Psychology argues that empirical psychology must be founded upon the language of rationality, for actions and the reasons people give for their actions are at the heart of human behaviour.

List of contents

Part I: Reason and action 1. Rationalization and the art of explaining action 2. Action and its explanation Part II: The psychology of action 3. Genetic epistemology and theories of adaptive behaviour 4. The two spaces 5. The foundations of psychology 6. The computational metaphor in psychology Part III: The context of action 7. Perception and representation 8. Phenomenology and psychology: Being objective about the mind 9. Theory in psychotherapy

About the author

Neil Bolton, Professor of Education, Sheffield University, UK.

Summary

Philosophical psychology reflects upon the aims and the concepts of empirical psychology. First published in 1979, Philosophical Problems in Psychology argues that empirical psychology must be founded upon the language of rationality, for actions and the reasons people give for their actions are at the heart of human behaviour.

Product details

• Authors: Neil Bolton
• Assisted by: Neil Bolton (Editor), Bolton Neil (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032996356
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3299635-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; PHILOSOPHY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Empiricism, Psychotherapy, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Genetics (non-medical)