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The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the wide range of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporary field of theoretical and philosophical psychology.

  • The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the wide range of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporary field of theoretical and philosophical psychology.
  • Gathers together for the first time all the approaches and methods that define scholarly practice in theoretical and philosophical psychology
  • Chapters explore various philosophical and conceptual approaches, historical approaches, narrative approaches to the nature of human conduct, mixed-method studies of psychology and psychological inquiry, and various theoretical bases of contemporary psychotherapeutic practices
  • Features contributions from ten Past Presidents of the

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    "This handbook not only proves that theorizing is still thriving in psychology, it also demonstrates the importance and the necessity of this work.............scholars in psychology will find in these pages things to inspire better thinking and improved inquiries into what it means to be human." (Choice Connect 2016)

    Table of Contents

    About the Contributors viii

    Acknowledgments xv

    1 Editors’ Introduction 1
    Jack Martin, Jeff Sugarman, and Kathleen L. Slaney

    Part I Philosophical/Conceptual Approaches 21

    2 Philosophical Anthropology 23
    Matthew LaVine and Michael A. Tissaw

    3 Conceptual Analysis 39
    Timothy P. Racine

    4 Philosophical Hermeneutics 53
    Frank C. Richardson

    5 An Aristotelian Analysis of the Structure of Human Action 70
    Blaine J. Fowers

    6 Phenomenology: Methods, Historical Development, and Applications in Psychology 85
    Frederick J. Wertz

    7 Theory for and as Social Practice of Realizing the Future: Implications from a Transformative Activist Stance 102
    Anna Stetsenko

    8 Rhetoric and Psychology: Ending the Dominance of Nouns 117
    Michael Billig and Cristina Marinho

    Part II Historical Approaches 133

    9 Historical Thinking as a Tool for Theoretical Psychology: On Objectivity 135
    Thomas Teo

    10 The History of Psychological Objects 151
    Adrian Charles Brock

    11 Historical Ontology 166
    Jeff Sugarman

    12 Historiometry 183
    Dean Keith Simonton

    13 Statistical Thinking in Psychological Research: In Quest of Clarity through Historical Inquiry and Conceptual Analysis 200
    James T. Lamiell

    Part III Narrative and Social Psychological Approaches 217

    14 Narrative Psychology and Life Stories 219
    Ruthellen Josselson and Brent Hopkins

    15 Narrative Hermeneutics 234
    Mark Freeman

    16 Life Positioning Analysis 248
    Jack Martin

    17 Positioning Theory 263
    Rom Harré

    18 The Personal Position Repertoire (PPR) Method as Based on Dialogical Self Theory 277
    Hubert J.M. Hermans

    19 Subjectivity as Socioculturally Constituted Experience 293
    Suzanne R. Kirschner

    20 A Transdisciplinary Psychosocial Approach 308
    Paul Stenner

    Part IV Theoretical Studies of Scientific, Professional, and Life Practices 325

    21 Allies in Interdisciplinary Spaces: Theoretical Psychology and Science Studies 327
    Kareen Ror Malone and Lisa M. Osbeck

    22 “I’m Not That Kind of Psychologist”: A Case for Methodological Pragmatism in Theoretical Inquiries into Psychological Science Practices 343
    Kathleen L. Slaney

    23 The Value of Experiments in Psychology 359
    Jan Smedslund

    24 Feminism and Theoretical Psychology 374
    Alexandra Rutherford, Kate Sheese, and Nora Ruck

    25 Surprisability and Practical Rationality: Knowledge Advancement through the Explication of Interpretation 392
    Brent D. Slife, Clayton T. Johnson, and Amy C. Jennings

    26 Empirical Philosophy: Using Your Everyday Life in Theoretical Psychology 409
    Svend Brinkmann

    27 Theoretical Bases of Psychotherapeutic Practices 424
    John Chambers Christopher, Samuel C. Gable, and David M. Goodman

    28 Contemporary Psychoanalysis: The Post-Cartesian Turn in Theory and Practice 441
    Roger Frie

    Index 458

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/05/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118748336, 978-1118748336
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the wide range of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporary field of theoretical and philosophical psychology.

      • The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the wide range of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporary field of theoretical and philosophical psychology.
      • Gathers together for the first time all the approaches and methods that define scholarly practice in theoretical and philosophical psychology
      • Chapters explore various philosophical and conceptual approaches, historical approaches, narrative approaches to the nature of human conduct, mixed-method studies of psychology and psychological inquiry, and various theoretical bases of contemporary psychotherapeutic practices
      • Features contributions from ten Past Presidents of the

        Trade Review
        "This handbook not only proves that theorizing is still thriving in psychology, it also demonstrates the importance and the necessity of this work.............scholars in psychology will find in these pages things to inspire better thinking and improved inquiries into what it means to be human." (Choice Connect 2016)

        Table of Contents

        About the Contributors viii

        Acknowledgments xv

        1 Editors’ Introduction 1
        Jack Martin, Jeff Sugarman, and Kathleen L. Slaney

        Part I Philosophical/Conceptual Approaches 21

        2 Philosophical Anthropology 23
        Matthew LaVine and Michael A. Tissaw

        3 Conceptual Analysis 39
        Timothy P. Racine

        4 Philosophical Hermeneutics 53
        Frank C. Richardson

        5 An Aristotelian Analysis of the Structure of Human Action 70
        Blaine J. Fowers

        6 Phenomenology: Methods, Historical Development, and Applications in Psychology 85
        Frederick J. Wertz

        7 Theory for and as Social Practice of Realizing the Future: Implications from a Transformative Activist Stance 102
        Anna Stetsenko

        8 Rhetoric and Psychology: Ending the Dominance of Nouns 117
        Michael Billig and Cristina Marinho

        Part II Historical Approaches 133

        9 Historical Thinking as a Tool for Theoretical Psychology: On Objectivity 135
        Thomas Teo

        10 The History of Psychological Objects 151
        Adrian Charles Brock

        11 Historical Ontology 166
        Jeff Sugarman

        12 Historiometry 183
        Dean Keith Simonton

        13 Statistical Thinking in Psychological Research: In Quest of Clarity through Historical Inquiry and Conceptual Analysis 200
        James T. Lamiell

        Part III Narrative and Social Psychological Approaches 217

        14 Narrative Psychology and Life Stories 219
        Ruthellen Josselson and Brent Hopkins

        15 Narrative Hermeneutics 234
        Mark Freeman

        16 Life Positioning Analysis 248
        Jack Martin

        17 Positioning Theory 263
        Rom Harré

        18 The Personal Position Repertoire (PPR) Method as Based on Dialogical Self Theory 277
        Hubert J.M. Hermans

        19 Subjectivity as Socioculturally Constituted Experience 293
        Suzanne R. Kirschner

        20 A Transdisciplinary Psychosocial Approach 308
        Paul Stenner

        Part IV Theoretical Studies of Scientific, Professional, and Life Practices 325

        21 Allies in Interdisciplinary Spaces: Theoretical Psychology and Science Studies 327
        Kareen Ror Malone and Lisa M. Osbeck

        22 “I’m Not That Kind of Psychologist”: A Case for Methodological Pragmatism in Theoretical Inquiries into Psychological Science Practices 343
        Kathleen L. Slaney

        23 The Value of Experiments in Psychology 359
        Jan Smedslund

        24 Feminism and Theoretical Psychology 374
        Alexandra Rutherford, Kate Sheese, and Nora Ruck

        25 Surprisability and Practical Rationality: Knowledge Advancement through the Explication of Interpretation 392
        Brent D. Slife, Clayton T. Johnson, and Amy C. Jennings

        26 Empirical Philosophy: Using Your Everyday Life in Theoretical Psychology 409
        Svend Brinkmann

        27 Theoretical Bases of Psychotherapeutic Practices 424
        John Chambers Christopher, Samuel C. Gable, and David M. Goodman

        28 Contemporary Psychoanalysis: The Post-Cartesian Turn in Theory and Practice 441
        Roger Frie

        Index 458

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