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.
* 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 â?? such as whether
Freud really cured his patients; what was nude psychotherapy; and
were the early psychologists racist?
* Encourages students to explore the philosophical and
theoretical implications of the historical development of
psychology
* Explores key theoretical ideas and experiments in detail, with
background to their development and valuable suggestions for
further reading
قائمة المحتويات
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 Würzburg 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
عن المؤلف
Man Cheung Chung is Professor of Psychology at Zayed
University in the United Arab Emirates. He has a strong interest in
philosophical psychology and has published widely in health and
clinical psychology. His publications include Phenomenology and
Psychological Science (with P.D. Ashworth, 2006) and
Reconceiving Schizophrenia (with K.W.M. Fulford & G.
Graham, 2007).
Michael E. Hyland is Professor of Health Psychology at
Plymouth University. His interests span theoretical psychology,
health psychology, and theory development in health
psychology. His publications include Recent Trends in
Theoretical Psychology (with W. Baker, R. Hezewijk, &
S. Terwee, 1990) and Asthma Management for Practice Nurses
(1998). He is also author of The Origins of Health and
Disease (2011).