ABSTRACT

This comprehensive and up-to-date textbook gives a clear account of the different philosophical and theoretical approaches to psychology and discusses major philosophical questions such as free will and the relation between mind and body.

chapter 1|7 pages

Psychology as Science

chapter 2|12 pages

Determinism and Free Will

chapter 3|14 pages

The Mind–Body Problem

chapter 4|20 pages

Consciousness

chapter 5|19 pages

Introspection

chapter 6|13 pages

Sources of Artefact

chapter 7|14 pages

Determinants of Scientific Advance

chapter 8|17 pages

Theories and Explanations

chapter 9|13 pages

The Problem of the Organism

chapter 10|17 pages

Models and Computer Simulation

chapter 11|16 pages

The Relation of Physiology to Psychology

chapter 12|14 pages

Teleological Explanation

chapter 13|10 pages

Alternative Perspectives

chapter 14|15 pages

Idiographic Psychology