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American Freedom and the Social Sciences / James Deese.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deese, James, 1921-1999, author.
- Series:
- Critical assessments of contemporary psychology.
- Critical Assessments of Contemporary Psychology Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free will and determinism.
- Social psychology.
- Liberty.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [1985]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Discusses the two overarching and competing ideas of freedom and responsibility within American society up to the 1980's. Examines the concepts of determinism, free will, and social psychology as a whole.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. A Collision Course
- 2. The Rise of Scientific Determinism
- 3. The Varieties of Determinism
- 4. Free Will, Voluntary Action, and Freedom
- 5. The Ethos of Contemporary Psychology: I. Behaviorism
- 6. The Ethos of Contemporary Psychology: II. Social Psychology
- 7. The Ethos of Contemporary Psychology: III. Psychohistory
- 8. Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Science
- 9. Our Conceptions of Ourselves
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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:
- 9780231877817
- 0231877811
- OCLC:
- 1100449169
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