Mind: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction to the Major TheoriesAn historical overview and evaluation of modern psychology's theoretical foundations, Mind ranges from Descartes to dynamics in its discussion of such topics as introspectionism, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and the varieties of contemporary cognitive science. Throughout, these theories are examined and assessed as attempts to construct an overall conception of the perso--as general theories of human nature. |
Contents
Cartesianism | 1 |
The Rise and Fall of Introsective Psychology | 21 |
The Background of Psychoanalysis | 38 |
The Theory of Psychoanalysis | 52 |
Psyxhology Loses Its Mind The Behavioral Revolution | 79 |
The Transition from Behaviorism to Cognitive Science | 109 |
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