William R Uttal

The Immeasurable Mind

The Real Science of Psychology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Is psychology a science? Unlike Darwinian theory in biology or relativity and quantum theory in physics, psychology lacks the basic quantitative or conceptual foundation for a consensus view about how the mind works. Is psychology on the verge of developing such a foundation? "Probably not," answers psychologist William R. Uttal in this iconoclastic and critical examination of psychology's underlying principles, assumptions, and concepts. In five in-depth chapters and one appendix, he explores the following key issues: *What do we mean by "science" and can psychology be legitimately described as a science? *What are the general principles that should be applied to any science? *What is the role of mathematics in psychology? *Given the current fragmented state of the discipline, is it possible to identify the general principles of a scientific psychology? *Is experimental psychology just applied epistemology and not really scientific? Uttal comes to the conclusion that psychology is a science only to the extent that it is behaviorist in orientation. By comparing his discipline to other sciences, he identifies its limits, establishes a set of principles that help to define psychology as a science, and suggests plausible future developments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Press
• Seitenzahl: 289
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781591025252
• ISBN-10: 1591025257
• Artikelnr.: 22419774

Autorenporträt

By William R. Uttal