A Critical Approach to Conceptual and Historical Issues in Ps... - 9781032866895

A Critical Approach to Conceptual and Historical Issues in PsychologySoul, Self, and Science\nAuthor(s): Stanley O. Gaines, Jr.\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032866895, 978-1032866895\nSynopsis\nA Critical Approach to Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology: Soul, Self, and Science examines the evolving concept of human consciousness throughout the ages to show how humanity progressed from studies of the soul a major concern of ancient philosophy to a science of the mind including the self a primary concern of contemporary psychology.\n\nDivided into five parts, the book moves through the history of psychology from its philosophical roots into the present day and beyond. It takes a balanced and critical approach to figures and theories which have been instrumental in the development of psychology as a discipline, such as Plato, Descartes, Wundt, Du Bois, Freud, Jung, Watson, Skinner, and Maslow. Thro.