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Book SynopsisA new edition of a critical conceptual history of psychology that traces the continuities and discontinuities in scientific thought about human psychology and behaviour from the Ancient Greeks to the modern day, including mini-histories of the development of abnormal and clinical psychology. For scholars and graduate students.
Trade Review'A Conceptual History of Psychology: Exploring the Tangled Web brings intellectual clarity to the fascinating and complex evolution of the discipline known as psychology.' David Leary, University of Richmond
'This work is a most impressive accomplishment. True to Greenwood's stated objective, he has produced a comprehensive history of psychology that traces the critical conceptual continuities and discontinuities in the development of the discipline. Thanks to his deft orchestration of scholarly breadth, intellectual depth, and engaging writing style, Greenwood's book is at once informative, challenging, and a pleasure to read. It merits an enthusiastic welcome!' James Lamiell, University of Georgetown
Table of ContentsPreface; 1. History, science, and psychology; 2. Ancient Greek science and psychology; 3. Rome and the medieval period; 4. The scientific revolution; 5. The Newtonian psychologists; 6. Physiology and psychology; 7. Theories of evolution; 8. Psychology in Germany; 9. Psychology in America: the early years; 10. Functionalism, behaviorism, and mental testing; 11. Neobehaviorism, radical behaviorism, and problems of behaviorism; 12. The cognitive revolution; 13. Abnormal and clinical psychology; Epilogue: the past and future of scientific psychology.
