History and Systems of Psychology provides an engaging introduction to the rich story of psychology's past. Retaining the clarity and accessibility praised by readers of earlier editions, this classic textbook provides a chronological history of psychology from the pre-Socratic Greeks to contemporary systems, research, and applications. The new edition also features expanded coverage of Eastern as well as Western traditions, influential women in psychology, professional psychology in clinical, educational, and social settings, and new directions in twenty-first century psychology as a (...) cognitive and a positive science. Assuming little prerequisite knowledge, the authors discuss the people, places, and concepts that have shaped psychology's story, and show that we remain fascinated by the same enduring questions that confronted our ancestors - namely, our wonder at our subjectivity and consciousness of self. The seventh edition is fully supported by robust pedagogical features, instructor resources, and a companion website to aid student learning. (shrink)

This unique collection of readings provides a resource of primary source material, affording a survey of the history and systems of psychology from pre-Socratic thought to the present. Selected for accessibility, the 24 selections are organized to offer a representation of the historical sweep of psychological interpretations. After presenting approaches to the scholarly study of psychology's history, through an excerpt from Thomas Kuhn, the readings introduce the major themes of psychological inquiry in chronological fashion. The selections include the works of: (...) Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, Immanuel Kant, Wilhelm Wundt, Franz Brentano, William James, John Dewey, Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov, John Broadus Watson, B.F. Skinner, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Carl Rogers. Features: Introductory essays for each group of readings provide important historical, social, and cultural background and context. Sample questions encourage critical reflection on the issues raised by the authors. Compatibility with most textbooks in the history and systems of psychology. (shrink)

In the long history of science there is nothing quite like the famous dialogue which ensued between Albert Einstein and Neils Bohr about the validity and meaning of the new quantum theory. By 1927 when the first public debate took place, both men stood at the top of their profession. Einstein was the creator of the Special and General theories of relativity and also had made major contributions to atomic theory. Bohr had developed the successful model of the hydrogen atom (...) in 1913 and his two principles of correspondence and complementarity had established the relationship between classical physics and the new physics of the atom. MacKinnon treats this Bohr-Einstein dialogue as the centerpiece and climax of his book on the history of Atomism from a philosophical perspective. It is a carefully written and closely argued discussion of the contributions of significant scientists and philosophers of science to the perennial question about nature: is it made up of discrete nonreducible parts or is it continuous and infinitely divisible? (shrink)