The German Tradition of Psychology in Literature and Thought, 1700-1840

by Matthew Bell

Book Overview

The beginnings of psychology are usually dated from experimental psychology and Freudian psychoanalysis in the late-nineteenth century. Yet the period from 1700 to 1840 produced some highly sophisticated psychological theorising that became central to German intellectual and cultural life, well in advance of similar developments in the English-speaking world. Matthew Bell explores how this happened, by analysing the expressions of psychological theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521114160
• ISBN13: 9780521114165
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"