A Critical History and Philosophy of Psychology: Diversity of Context, Thought, and Practice

by Angelina Baydala, Thomas Teo, Richard T.G. Walsh

Book Overview

In line with the British Psychological Society's recent recommendations for teaching the history of psychology, this comprehensive undergraduate textbook emphasizes the philosophical, cultural and social elements that influenced psychology's development. The authors demonstrate that psychology is both a human (i.e. psychoanalytic or phenomenological) and natural (i.e. cognitive) science, exploring broad social-historical and philosophical themes such...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521870763
• ISBN13: 9780521870764
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 728 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 9.8"