Theoretical issues in psychology : an introduction

著者

• Bem, Sacha
• Jong, Huib Looren de

書誌事項

Theoretical issues in psychology : an introduction

Sacha Bem and Huib Looren de Jong

Sage, 1997

• : pbk.
• : hbk

注記

Bibliography: p.[170]-186

Includes indexes

内容説明・目次

内容説明

`As will be evident, this is a wide conspectus in textbook mode (cited authors are frequently characterized and ascribed dates). The treatment is generally clear and up-to-date. It is eclectic with a welcome inclusion of European as well as American authors.... Positive features are the introductions to and summaries of sections; and the glossary (which will certainly be found useful by students). The English is virtually impeccable.... The book is similar in scope to Bechtel's Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Science, and my own Conceptual Issues in Psychology, being more comprehensive and less partisan than Bechtel, and more philosophical and less psychological than Valentine. I am in a particularly good position to appreciate Bem and Looren de Jong's achievement and I salute them' - History and Philosophy of Psychology Newsletter This major new textbook provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the theoretical issues at the heart of contemporary psychology. The authors have organized the text around two key questions: What is science, and to what extent does psychology exemplify scientific characteristics? What is `the mind', and what do philosophy and psychology have to say about its nature? Exploring problems raised by philosophy, psychology and cognitive science, the authors guide the reader through the major topics in these fields, including reductionism, functionalism, relativism and the nature of consciousness. Significant figures in the philosophy of science (including Popper, Kuhn and Lakatos) as well as in the sociology and psychology of science are also introduced.

目次

THEORY OF SCIENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGY Introduction Knowledge, Everyday Knowledge and Science Arguments, Laws, Theories, Models and Facts Explanation and Understanding Functional and Teleological Explanations Reductionism, Supervenience and Strata Reasons and Causes PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGY Introduction Scientific Methods and Rationality Logical Positivism and Demarcation Problems with the Standard View of Science Demarcation - Popper Demarcation Abandoned - Kuhn, Lakatos, Feyerabend Alternatives to Positivism 1 - Hermeneutics, Constructionism, Rhetoric Problems of Realism and Relativism Alternatives to Positivism 2 - Scientific Realism and Pragmatism SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY OF SCIENCE Introduction Ideology and Sociology of Knowledge Critical Theory and the Sociology of Science The Strong Programme in the Sociology of Knowledge The Sociology of Scientific Practice And What about a Psychology of Science? PHILOSOPHY OF MIND Introduction The Nature of Mind The Explananda Consciousness, Intentionality, Representation The Orthodoxy The Computational Theory of Mind The Competition Eliminativism and Connectionism Other Views, Same Issues Against Mechanistic Theories of Mind Some Alternatives Epilogue

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA30972978
• ISBN:
  • 0803978278
  • 080397826X
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: ix, 194 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm