A Student's Guide to Psychology (Guides to Major Disciplines)

Robinson, Daniel

ISBN 10: 1882926951 / ISBN 13: 9781882926954

Published by ISI Books, 2002

Item may have minor cosmetic defects marks, wears, cuts, bends, crushes on the cover, spine, pages or dust cover. Dust cover is intact and pages are clean and not marred by notes. Item may contain remainder marks on outside edges. Item may be missing bundle media. Seller Inventory # COLV.1882926951.LN

Synopsis:

A concise overview of the field of psychology--its historical roots, its most influential thinkers, and its role in the modern world.

Psychology is frequently the most popular major on campus, but it can also be the most treacherous. In this guide, Daniel N. Robinson surveys the philosophical and historical roots of modern psychology and sketches the major schools and thinkers of the discipline. He also identifies those false prejudices--such as contempt for metaphysics and the notion that the mind can be reduced to the chemical processes of the brain--that so often perplex and mislead students of psychology. He ends by calling for psychology to investigate more intensively the problems of moral and civic development. Readers will find Robinson's book to be an indispensable orientation to this culturally influential field.

About the Author: Daniel N. Robinson is professor of philosophy at Oxford University and visiting professor at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. He is professor emeritus of Georgetown University. Gladys M. Sweeney is dean of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. Richard Gill, L.C., is director of the women's section of the Legionaries of Christ.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Student's Guide to Psychology (Guides to ...
Publisher: ISI Books
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: like_new