A History of Psychology: Main Currents in Psychological Thought

by Thomas Hardy Leahey

Provides a narrative history of psychology. A History of From Antiquity to Modernity begins tracking psychology from the development of folk psychology as the key adaptation of humans at the dawn of history. It then traces the Classical, medieval, and early modern periods to present day psychology. The text covers scientific, applied, and professional psychology. Although theoretical and empirical arguments inside psychology about the nature of mind and behavior are not neglected, A History of Psychology shows how psychology's development has been shaped by social, economic, and political forces external to it, and, in turn, how the mature psychology of the late 20th century has begun to shape the society in which it arose. The text carefully examines how issues in psychology reflect and affect concepts that lie outside the technical concerns of psychology as a science and profession. Upon completing this text, readers will be able

Genres: Psychology, History, Philosophy, Nonfiction

576 pages, Paperback

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