History and Philosophy of Psychology is a lively introduction to the historical development of psychology. Its distinct inclusion of ideas from both Eastern and Western philosophies offers students a uniquely broad view of human psychology. O Whilst covering all the major landmarks in the history of psychology, the text also provides students with little-known but fascinating insights into key questions ?? such as whether Freud really cured his patients; what was nude psychotherapy; and were the early psychologists racist? O Encourages students to explore the philosophical and theoretical implications of the historical development of psychology O Explores key theoretical ideas and experiments in detail, with background to their development and valuable suggestions for further reading
Preface vii 1 Introduction 1 2 God, Divine Forces and Who We Are 5 3 Psychology and Science: First Beginnings 34 4 Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Science 61 5 Further Early Beginnings of Psychology: Functionalism, Measurement and the Application of Psychology 88 6 The Wurzburg School, the Gestalt Movement and the Idea of Emergent Properties 126 7 Behaviourism, and the Disappearance and Reappearance of Organism (Person) Variables 144 8 Behaviourism and Free Will 170 9 The Unconscious Mind: Freud and Jung and the Talking Cure 186 10 Philosophical Critiques of Freudian Ideas 218 11 The Return of the Mind: Phenomenological and Existential Psychology and the Psychology of Ultimate Concerns 233 12 Existential and Phenomenological Philosophies 256 13 History of Clinical Psychology and Philosophy of Mental Health 270 14 How to Preserve Oneself: Part I 296 15 How to Preserve Oneself: Part II 322 16 The Qualitative Perspective: Social Constructionism, Critical Psychology, Hermeneutical Psychology and the Psychology of Common Sense 337 Notes 350 References 355 Index 392
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