Theoretical issues in psychology : an introduction
Lecturers can now take advantage of a chapter-by-chapter set of powerpoint slides. 'This is an exceptionally good textbook. It covers an unusually wide range of issues in an up-to-date and balanced fashion, and is clearly written. It would be invaluable for all students, both undergraduates and postgraduates, who take a genuine interest in the nature of psychology and the theoretical issues it faces' - Professor Graham Richards, Director, British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre. Psychology is understood by many as the 'science of the mind', but what is 'mind' and what have
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9781849208147, 9780761942016, 9781446215302, 9786612337031, 9781282337039, 184920814X, 0761942017, 144621530X, 6612337036, 1282337033
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COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. SCIENCE: WHY, AND HOW?; 2. KINDS OF EXPLANATIONS; 3. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (1); 4. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (2); 5. SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY OF SCIENCE; 6. INTRODUCING PHILOSOPHY OF MIND, BRAIN AND COGNITION; 7. MODERN APPROACHES TO MIND (1): THE LANGUAGE-BASED VIEW; 8. MODERN APPROACHES TO MIND (2): THE BRAIN-BASED VIEW; 9. THE EXTENDED MIND; 10. SOME ISSUES AT THE INTERFACE OF PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY REVISITED; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
Previous edition: 1997
Electronic reproduction, [S.l.], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011
English
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