Aristotle's Psychology / Daniel N. Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Daniel N., 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle--Psychology.

Aristotle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1989]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A reconstruction of Aristotle's systematic psychology from the full range of his philosophical and scientific treatises. Special attention is given to Aristotle's theories of perception, learning, motivation, emotion, and the development of moral virtues within the political life of the community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. The Ancient Greek Context

2. The Socratic Context

3. Aristotle's Modes of Inquiry and Explanation

4. Psychology as a Natural Science: Ethology and Psychobiology

5. Psychology as a Natural Science: Perception, Learning, and Memory

6. Psychology as a Natural Science: Emotion and Motivation

7. Psychology as a Human Science: Rationality, Volition, and the Moral Point of View

8. Psychology as a Social Science: The Self and the Social Order

9. Transcendence and Sublimity

Textual Citations

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231878579

0231878575

OCLC:

1100429702