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OverviewThis closely integrated collection of essays constitutes a wide-ranging and comprehensive attempt to understand persons within psychology. The volume was inspired by the observation that contemporary psychology has become increasingly depersonalized in its conceptions and its methodology, and has thereby lost touch with its traditional subject matter of human individuality and the nature of persons. This development now threatens the integrity of psychology as a discipline. Using both a critical and constructive approach, the various contributors share two common objectives: to explore the roots of depersonalization in modern psychology through systematic criticism of contemporary functionalist and neo-functionalist approaches; and to articulate some alternative holistic-interpretive and historical approaches to the psychology of persons. Despite these common objectives, the chapters reflect a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches, including cognitive science and neuroscience, discursive psychology, hermeneutics, social constructionism, semiotics, rhetorical analysis, and psychological aesthetics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William E. SmythePublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Psychology Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9780805827187ISBN 10: 0805827188 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 01 May 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsOne of the most important goals of the theoretical psychological enterprise is scrutinizing key concepts in psychology. Theoretical analyses are necessary to understand the historical embeddedness of concepts, their philosophical presuppositions, and, not to be forgotten, their currency in contemporary psychological research and practice. In Toward a Psychology of Persons a group of Western Canadian theoretical psychologists makes an important contribution to this kind of theoretical work by dissecting the concept of the person. I applaud the fact that they have put 'the person' on the psychological agenda....The volume has much to offer regarding the current status of depersonalization and the steps towards a proper psychology of persons. The editor has done a good job: most arguments are clearly exposed, and relations between the themes in different chapters are noted explicitly. -Theory & Psychology Toward a Psychology of Persons is a bold endeavour to address a phenomenon that has been at the elusive centre of the discipline, and gives us a new language and broad schema with which to proceed. -Comptes rendus de lecture Author InformationWilliam E. Smythe Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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