Conceptual Issues in Psychology

2. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-0-415-03925-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 156 mm, Gewicht: 394 g

This comprehensive and up-to-date textbook gives a clear account of the different philosophical and theoretical approaches to psychology and discusses major philosophical questions such as free will and the relation between mind and body.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Valentine, Elizabeth R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Philosophische Psychologie, Logotherapie, Existenzanalyse
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Psychology as Science; Chapter 2 Determinism and Free Will; Chapter 3 The Mind–Body Problem; Chapter 4 Consciousness; Chapter 5 Introductionspection; Chapter 6 Sources of Artefact; Chapter 7 Determinants of Scientific Advance; Chapter 8 Theories and Explanations; Chapter 9 The Problem of the Organism; Chapter 10 Models and Computer Simulation; Chapter 11 The Relation of Physiology to Psychology; Chapter 12 Teleological Explanation; Chapter 13 Alternative Perspectives; Chapter 14 Idiographic Psychology;

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth R. Valentine is Lecturer in Psychology at the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London.