A History of Psychology: Main Currents in Psychological Thought

by Thomas Hardy Leahey

By way of a narrative history, this book critically explores the evolution of psychology from the Ancient Greeks to the present, in its philosophical, religious, historical, and literary contexts. The book introduces and develops three psychological and sociological themes. One is the idea that not only is psychology necessarily a social construction but that the mind itself is to some degree a social construction. The second them involves struggles over the existence and nature of consciousness. The third is the theme of psychology as an applied discipline. This book is appropriate for anyone who is interested in critically exploring the evolution of psychology from its origins to the present.

Genres: Psychology, Philosophy, Nonfiction, History

572 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1980

Reviews

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay lets be honest, I didn't read all of this book. but what I read was overly complicated and mainly irrelevant. No really it wasn't that bad. But I happen to know these topics can be interesting. Leahey doesn't.

[Mo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not for the timid. I had the added bonus of having Leahey as my instructor for history and systems at the graduate level. I can't begin to explain what I learned in his class, but I know it changed the way I view the field of psychology.

[Ana Ruiz · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is very ambitious, but the execution is poor. It is a good starting point, but I would never recommend it to anyone, particularly because it presents controversial aspects of psychology as hard facts. (But also because it's very boring and dense lolz.)

[Umer]

vdff

[Lisbeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's ok