History and Philosophy of Psychology

Name: History and Philosophy of Psychology
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ISBN: 9781405179461

ISBN-10: 1405179465

ISBN-13: 9781405179461

Edition: 2012

Authors: Man Cheung Chung, Michael E. Hyland

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+This book introduces students to the historical context in which different subject areas of psychology (e.g. Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology etc.) were developed. and also looks at how contemporary philosophers approach the philosophical topics relevant to these areas of psychology (i.e. to tease out the philosophical implications from subjects areas of psychology), in addition to describing the philosophical bases from which different subject areas of psychology have emerged. The philosophical approach in this book is mainly orientated towards classical philosophy, taught by most university departments of philosophy in the U.K. The book also incorporates some fundamental…

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List price: $71.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/26/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.70" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



God, Divine Forces and Who We Are



Psychology and Science: First Beginnings



Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Science



Further Early Beginnings of Psychology: Functionalism, Measurement and the Application of Psychology



The Wï¿½rzburg School, the Gestalt Movement and the Idea of Emergent Properties



Behaviourism, and the Disappearance and Reappearance of Organism (Person) Variables



Behaviourism and Free Will



The Unconscious Mind: Freud and Jung and the ï¿½Talking Cureï¿½


Philosophical Critiques of Freudian Ideas


The Return of the Mind: Phenomenological and Existential Psychology and the Psychology of Ultimate Concerns


Existential and Phenomenological Philosophies


History of Clinical Psychology and Philosophy of Mental Health


How to Preserve Oneself: Part I


How to Preserve Oneself: Part II


The Qualitative Perspective: Social Constructionism, Critical Psychology, Hermeneutical Psychology and the Psychology of Common Sense