Psychology's Interpretive Turn: The Search for Truth and Agency in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

by Barbara S. Held

The author skillfully crafts the argument that any philosophy of psychology that in principle precludes the possibility of objective psychological knowledge and truth also undermines an agency founded on rational interpretive grounds. An especially timely critique, as concerns about psychology's fragmentation mount and attempts at unification proliferate.

415 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2007