Brian Hughes

A Conceptual History of Psychology (eBook, ePUB)

The Mind Through Time

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What is modern psychology and how did it get here? How and why did psychology come to be the world's most popular science?

A Conceptual History of Psychology charts the development of psychology from its foundations in ancient philosophy to the dynamic scientific field it is today. Emphasizing psychology's diverse global heritage, the book explains how, across centuries, human beings came to use reason, empiricism, and science to explore each other's thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.

The book skilfully interweaves conceptual and historical issues to illustrate the contemporary relevance of history to the discipline. It shows how changing historical and cultural contexts have shaped the way in which modern psychology conceptualizes individuals, brains, personality, gender, cognition, consciousness, health, childhood, and relationships.

This comprehensive textbook:

- Helps students understand psychology through its origins, evolution and cultural contexts
- Moves beyond a 'great persons and events' narrative to emphasize the development of the theoretical and practical concepts that comprise psychology
- Highlights the work of minority and non-Western figures whose influential work is often overlooked in traditional accounts, providing a fuller picture of the field's development
- Includes a range of engaging and innovative learning features to help students build and deepen a critical understanding of the subject
- Draws on examples from contemporary politics, society and culture that bring key debates and historical milestones to life
- Meets the requirements for the Conceptual and Historical Issues component of BPS-accredited Psychology degrees.

This textbook will provide students with invaluable insight into the past, present and future of this exciting and vitally important field.

Read more from Brian Hughes on his blog at thesciencebit.net

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350328228
• Artikelnr.: 66424540

Autorenporträt

Brian Hughes is Professor of Psychology at the University of Galway, Ireland

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1. FOUNDATION: THE ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY 1. People
History
and the Concept of Psychology 2. Spirituality
Philosophy
and the Concept of The Mind 3. Knowledge
Empiricism
and the Concept of Science PART 2. FORMATION: FROM PHILOSOPHY TO PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 4. Demons
Asylums
and the Concept of Madness 5. Brains
Evolution
and the Concept of Human Nature 6. Quantification
Measurement
and the Concept of Race PART III. FERTILITY: THE EMERGENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUBFIELDS 7. Freudianism
Instincts
and the Concept of Sexuality 8. Behaviourism
Will
and the Concept of Freedom 9. Cognitivism
Computers
and the Concept of Reason 10. Individuals
Groups
and the Concept of Society PART 4. FUTURE: LIMITATIONS AND LEGACY 11. Perspectives
Diversity
and the Concept of Bias 12. Good
Bad
and the Concept of Morality