1st Edition
The Shaping of Modern Psychology An Historical Introduction
By L.S. Hearnshaw
Copyright 1987
434 Pages
by
Routledge
434 Pages
by
Routledge
434 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1987, The Shaping of Modern Psychology presents a systematic survey of the development of psychology from the dawn of civilization to the late 1980s. Psychology as we find it today has been shaped by many influences, philosophical, theological, scientific, medical and sociological. It has deep roots in the whole history of human thought, and its significance cannot be... Read more
Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Animistic Beginnings 3. Greek Philosophers 4. Christian Theologians 5. The Scientific Revolution 6. The Philosophical Renaissance 7. Eighteenth Century Developments 8. The Impact of Life Sciences on Psychology 9. The Beginnings of Scientific Psychology 10. Medical Influences 11. The Social Dimension 12. Application, Specialization and Fragmentation 13. Philosophical Critiques 14. New Vistas I 15. New Vistas II 16. Metapsychology. Notes. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.
Biography
L. S. Hearnshaw
