ABSTRACT
First published in 1974, this book presents a coherent collection of major articles by Richard Stanley Peters. It displays his work on psychology and philosophy, with special attention given to the areas of ethical development and human understanding.
The book is split into four parts. The first combines a critique of psychological theories, especially those of Freud, Piaget and the Behaviourists, with some articles on the nature and development of reason and the emotions. The second looks in historical order at ethical development. The third part combines a novel approach to the problem of understanding other people, whilst the fourth part is biographical in an unusual way.
The volume can be viewed as a companion to the author’s Ethics and Education and will appeal to students and teachers of education, philosophy and psychology, as well as to the interested non-specialist reader.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |203 pages
Psychological Theories and Rational Psychology
chapter |19 pages
Observationalism in Psychology
chapter |32 pages
Behaviourism *
chapter |9 pages
Freud's Theory
chapter |32 pages
Motivation, Emotion and the Conceptual Schemes of Common Sense
chapter |32 pages
The Development of Reason *
chapter |23 pages
Reason and Passion *
chapter |19 pages
The Education of the Emotions
chapter |10 pages
C. A. Mace's Contribution to the Philosophy of Mind
chapter |12 pages
The Psychologist and the Teacher
chapter |13 pages
Survival, The Soul or Personal Relationships *
part |157 pages
Ethical Development
chapter |13 pages
Freud's Theory of Moral Development in Relation to That of Piaget
chapter |21 pages
Moral Education and the Psychology of Character 1
chapter |16 pages
Reason and Habit: The Paradox of Moral Education
chapter |22 pages
Concrete Principles and the Rational Passions
chapter |33 pages
Moral Development: A Plea for Pluralism *
chapter |24 pages
Freedom and the Development of the Free Man 1
chapter |26 pages
Moral Development and Moral Learning * 1
part |68 pages
Education and Human Understanding
chapter |24 pages
Personal Understanding and Personal Relationships
chapter |20 pages
Subjectivity and Standards
chapter |22 pages
Michael Oakeshott's Philosophy of Education
part |14 pages
Biographical Background