Psychology's Territories

Psychology's Territories
Author: Mitchell Ash
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2007-04-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 113559516X

What are the conceptual and practical territories of psychology? How have the boundaries of psychological thought, research and practice developed in history, and how might they be renegotiated today? This volume presents new approaches to these questions, resulting from a three-year collaboration among internationally known psychologists, neurosci

What the Bible Says about the Dangers of Self-Deception

What the Bible Says about the Dangers of Self-Deception
Author: Joseph K. Pak
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2024-10-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

How do people know if they are deceiving themselves? Self-deception is something everyone practices to one degree or another, and it is closely related to other-deception (deceiving other people) and Satan’s deception as the father of lies (John 8:44). How dangerous is self-deception? It can cost people their eternal destiny if they are deceiving themselves about their salvation. Self-deception has been a topic of keen interest among philosophers, theologians, and psychologists and is also a significant theme in the Bible. This book first introduces what the fields of philosophy, theology, and psychology say about self-deception and then examines many Bible passages that address the topic of self-deception to gain a biblical understanding of what it is and how to prevent it.

The History of the Social Sciences Since 1945

The History of the Social Sciences Since 1945
Author: Roger E. Backhouse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-05-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521889065

The book covers the main developments in the social sciences after World War Two. Chapters on economics, human geography, political science, psychology, social anthropology, and sociology will interest anyone wanting short, accessible histories of those disciplines; they will also make it easy for readers to compare disciplines. A final chapter offers a blueprint for writing the history of the social sciences as a whole, drawing attention to the role of interdisciplinary work and to the importance of factors from the Second World War to the sixties and the fall of communism.

Environmental Psychology

Environmental Psychology
Author: Dinesh Nagar
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2006
Genre: Environmental psychology
ISBN: 9788180692666

Putting Psychology in its Place

Putting Psychology in its Place
Author: Graham Richards
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000606406

This fourth edition of Putting Psychology in Its Place builds on the previous three in introducing the history of Psychology and placing the discipline within its historical and social contexts. Written by esteemed Psychologists Graham Richards and Paul Stenner, this crucial text aims both to answer and raise questions about the role of Psychology in modern society by critically examining issues such as how Psychology developed and why psychoanalysis had such an impact. It discusses enduring underlying conceptual problems and examines how the discipline has changed to deal with contemporary social issues such as religion, race and gender. The fourth edition features revised and updated chapters, though the core structure remains unchanged. The final chapter has been restructured and jointly re-written. This text was written to remain compatible with the British Psychological Society requirements for undergraduate courses and is imaginatively written and accessible to all. Putting Psychology in Its Place is an invaluable introductory text for undergraduate students of the history of Psychology and will also appeal to postgraduates, academics and anyone interested in Psychology or the history of science.

Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
Author: Brad Piekkola
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2016-12-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1473987199

This book covers key movements that helped to shape psychology – from the early philosophical debate between rationalism and empiricism or realists and antirealists through to the emergence of psychology as a science and the ongoing debates about ‘objectivity’ and ‘truth’ and what a science of psychology should be. Often nuanced and complex, the author examines major conceptual issues in the history of psychology that continue to be debated and influence public policy and lay understanding. The latter stages of the book explore notions of individuality, hereditarianism, critical psychology, and feminist perspectives. While deeply rooted in human history, it is made clear that psychology, how it is conceived and practiced, has a bearing on our understanding of what it is to be human. Accessible, objective and above all comprehensive, this book will help students locate psychology in the wider field of science and understand the forces that continue to shape and define it.

A Critical History and Philosophy of Psychology

A Critical History and Philosophy of Psychology
Author: Richard T. G. Walsh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2014-03-20
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0521870763

Presents a fresh perspective that explores the development of psychology as both a human and a natural science.

The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences

The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences
Author: David McCallum
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1930
Release: 2022-08-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811672555

The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences offers a uniquely comprehensive and global overview of the evolution of ideas, concepts and policies within the human sciences. Drawn from histories of the social and psychological sciences, anthropology, the history and philosophy of science, and the history of ideas, this collection analyses the health and welfare of populations, evidence of the changing nature of our local communities, cities, societies or global movements, and studies the way our humanness or ‘human nature’ undergoes shifts because of broader technological shifts or patterns of living. This Handbook serves as an authoritative reference to a vast source of representative scholarly work in interdisciplinary fields, a means of understanding patterns of social change and the conduct of institutions, as well as the histories of these ‘ways of knowing’ probe the contexts, circumstances and conditions which underpin continuity and change in the way we count, analyse and understand ourselves in our different social worlds. It reflects a critical scholarly interest in both traditional and emerging concerns on the relations between the biological and social sciences, and between these and changes and continuities in societies and conducts, as 21st century research moves into new intellectual and geographic territories, more diverse fields and global problematics. ​

Centrality of History for Theory Construction in Psychology

Centrality of History for Theory Construction in Psychology
Author: Sven Hroar Klempe
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3319427601

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the purpose of history for psychology. Its purpose is to ask why history should be of concern to psychologists in teaching and research, and in theory and in practice. The future position of humanities subjects is currently highly debated on all fronts. Chapters focus on the arguments from psychologists, upgrade the precision and quality of discussion, and thus, provide a base for affirming the place of history of psychology in the broad field of psychological activity. A fundamental question dominates the discussion. Is the purpose of the history of psychology to serve current psychology, rather than to contribute to historical knowledge – and to enter large debates about what historical knowledge means for being human? If the answer is yes, as most psychologists who come to the issues will presume, in what ways? Are these ways philosophically grounded, or do the social and political conditions of power and funding in universities dominate the arguments? In this volume, the contributors demonstrate the relation between historical investigations and current practice. Featured topics include: The history of psychology and its relation to feminism. The history of psychology and its relation to current research assessment and curriculum. The history of science and its relation to psychology. The metalanguage for psychology. Case studies of history in theory construction. Centrality of History for Theory Construction in Psychology will be of interest to psychologists, professors, graduate psychology students, and scholars in the human sciences.