Human Potentialities by Murphy Gardner (27 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Red cloth boards are stained. Prior owner name on feb, fep. Sheet edges stained. No markings in text. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is moderately loose. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. 1st ed. Very good, DJ. 340 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This is the 1958 Basic Books hardcover publication. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Dust jacket is price-clipped, chipped, and scuffed from shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; rust c w/gilt titles on black; 340 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/lite chipping, unclipped price, in mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Torn.

Condition: Good. Basic Books Inc. New York 1958 8vo. 340 pages. red cloth boards. binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. (2d ptg.) Large, heavy book, 340 pages. A leading psychologist looks at human development and its future. DJ has one or two tiny tears at most edges and back tips, several light scratches on middle front. Fair DJ/Very Good book.

340pp. 8vo Russet Cloth. NF/Good dj w/ large taped tear.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DUST JACKET. First Edition. First Edition. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is tight/good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Basic Books, 1958. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good, bookplate on flyleaf. Dust jacket is very good, price-clipped, edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. X, 340 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Very Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners. No Dj. Per Wikipedia, Gardner Murphy (July 8, 1895 - March 18, 1979) Was An American Psychologist Who Specialized In Social And Personality Psychology And Parapsychology. His Career Highlights Include Serving As President Of The American Psychological Association And The British Society For Psychical Research. Murphy Was Inspired By The Work Of Psychologists And Scientists Such As Herbert Spencer, Sigmund Freud, William James, And Charles Darwin. Most Of His Works Integrated Aspects Of Each Of These Previous Scientists. Murphy Became Particularly Focused On The Theory Of Behavioral Adaption In Organisms, Which Posits That Animals Adapt To Their Environments For Their Own Survival. This Particular Theory Of Evolutionary Adaption Was Woven Into Multiple Personality Theories Later Presented By Murphy. Murphy Authored Several Texts In Psychology, Including, Historical Introduction To Modern Psychology (1928; 1949), Personality (1947), And Human Potentialities (1958). He Was A Contributor To Personality, Social And Clinical Psychology And An Early Exponent Of Humanistic Psychology. Murphy Proposed The Biosocial Personality Theory, In Which Personality Is Understood As Both Biological And Social In Nature. At The Center Of The Theory Is The Term "Canalization." Murphy Used "Canalization" To Indicate That Human Needs May Be Impacted Or Changed By What, When And How They Are Satisfied. In Murphy's Model, Two Primary Mechanisms Impact Human Need: Regularity, And Relevance. The Theory Was Presented In His Book Personality Published In 1947. In Personality, Murphy Proposed Three Main Components To Personality. First, Personality Acts Within A Larger Structure, And Second, Has Its Own Inner Workings. Third, Personality Is Shaped By Its Environment. Other Parts Of The Book Discuss His Biosocial Theory Canalization And Autism. Autism, As Murphy Depicts It, Is Actions Designed By The Satisfaction Of Needs While Placing Special Emphasis On The Self. The Humanistic Psychology Movement Did Not Occur Until The 1960S. However, Much Of Murphy's Writings Were An Early Component Of The Movement And Really Set The Stage For Its Beginnings. Generally, Murphy Believed In The Good Of Humanity, Often Producing Works On The Problems And Solutions Of Societies, Human Nature, And Individualism. These Particular Works Were So Inspiring That, At The Time, Many European Refugee Psychologists Referenced His Ideas In Their Arguments For Peace In Their Countries. Murphy's Book Human Potentialities (1958) Covered A Wide Range Of Topics About The Welfare Of The Human Being. In General, Murphy Rejected The Idea Of Human Nature Being Predetermined And Unable To Change. Instead He Proposed Three Distinct Human Natures. First, Because Of The Theory Of Evolution, Human Nature Is In A Constant State Of Flux, And Therefore, Always Changing. Second, Man's Various Cultures Were Brought About By The Instability Of Human Nature. Finally, Man Has An Essential Artistic View Of The World That Allows For The Expansion Of Its Boundaries. These Human Natures Were Essential To His Idea Of Human Potentiality And Prejudices. Prejudices Are Formed Because Of Man's Constant State Of Flux. Researching These Ideas, Murphy Concluded That Prejudices Did Not Exist Because Of Logical Reasoning. Rather, Prejudices Come About Through Natural Spontaneous Reactions. With That In Mind, Murphy Suggested Three Principles When Researching Human Potential. Firstly, The Environment Plays A Role In The Individuals' Ideas Of Gaining Experience. Second Potentialities Are Created Through New Experiences Of The Self Rather Than Through Cultural Experience. He Concludes That There Is No Limit To The Number Of New Potentialities That Can Be Created. He Also Published Papers Focusing On The Boundaries Between The Individual, Society, And World Order.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. x, 340pp. Owner's name stamped and portions of the dust jacket flaps taped on the front endpapers, owner's stamp on bottom page edges, cloth soiled, about very good lacking the entirety of the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDAcceptable, dustjacket ripped and torn and stained, minor stain on top edge, foxing starting on fore edge, 9.5 inch height, 419 pages.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 340 pages; Description: 340 p. 25 cm. Subjects: Psychology. Notes: Includes bibliography and index. 3 Kg.

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDDust jacket chipped and torn.

Condition: Good. 1960. First Edition. 340 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 340 pages; Description: 340 p. 25 cm. Subjects: Psychology. Notes: Includes bibliography and index. 1 Kg.

Gr.-8°, Halbleinen. EA. Gardner Murphy, Human Potenialities, hrsg. Basic Books, New York, 1958, EA, OHlwd, gr 8°, 340 S etwas gebr. u. Ecken leicht best. sonst guter-sehr guter Zustand. in Englischer Sprache Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 850.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with gilt on black sp. panel and gilt pub. logo to front, no obvious faults bar trivial very sl. outer corner bumping . xix + 340, clean, tight, unworn and unmarked. Jacket price-clipped to top fr. flap otherwise clean and bright with only minor edge rubbing and nicks, surprisingly good for age, will add protective sleeve when ordered. 16 cm x 24 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. X, 340 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Printing (No Additional Printing Noted). Very Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners. Signed By Murphy On Front Endpaper. Dust Jacket Priced $6.00, Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Good dust jacket. 1 inch open tear at bottom of rear gutter and top of front flap fold.