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Psychological knowledge : a social history and philosophy / Martin Kusch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kusch, Martin.
- Series:
- Philosophical issues in science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology--Philosophy.
- Psychology.
- Psychology--History.
- History.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 413 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Summary:
- An introduction to the workings of constructivism, "Psychological Knowledge" is an insightful introduction to the history of psychology and the recent philosophy of mind.
- Contents:
- Part I A social history of psychological knowledge: the controversy over thought psychology in Germany, 1900-20 7
- 1 The Wurzburgers 18
- 2 Friends and foes 71
- 3 Recluse or drillmaster versus interlocutor and interrogator 95
- 4 Purist versus promiscuist 131
- 5 Collectivist versus individualist 168
- 6 Protestant versus Catholic 194
- Interlude 255
- Part II The sociophilosophy of folk psychology 277
- 8 The folk psychology debate 282
- 9 Folk psychology as a social institution 321.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-404) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415192536
- OCLC:
- 39627511
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