More Examples, Less Theory: Historical Studies of Writing Psychology

by Michael Billig

Book Overview

In his new book, Michael Billig uses psychology's past to argue that nowadays, when we write about the mind, we should use more examples and less theory. He provides a series of historical studies, analysing how key psychological writers used examples. Billig offers new insights about famous analysts of the mind, such as Locke, James, Freud, Tajfel and Lewin. He also champions unfairly forgotten figures, like the earl of Shaftesbury and the eccentric...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108498418
• ISBN13: 9781108498418
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"