ABSTRACT
Routledge International Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology is a compilation of works by leading scholars in theoretical and philosophical psychology that offers critical analyses of, and alternatives to, current theories and philosophies typically taken for granted in mainstream psychology.
Within their chapters, the expert authors briefly describe accepted theories and philosophies before explaining their problems and exploring fresh, new ideas for practice and research. These alternative ideas offer thought-provoking ways of reinterpreting many aspects of human existence often studied by psychologists. Organized into five sections, the volume covers the discipline of psychology in general, various subdisciplines (e.g., positive psychology and human development), concepts of self and identity as well as research and practice. Together the chapters present a set of alternative ideas that have the potential to take the field of psychology in fruitful directions not anticipated in more traditional theory and research.
This handbook will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of the theory, assumptions, and history of psychology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|138 pages
Alternative Conceptions of Psychology as a Discipline
chapter 2|25 pages
Psychology's Flawed Focus on Individuals and Individualism
section Section II|115 pages
Alternative Conceptions of Fields Within Psychology
chapter 10|21 pages
Beyond Mechanism in Psychological Theories of Learning
chapter 11|21 pages
Reductive Naturalism and Evolutionary Psychology's Empty Ethics of Enhancement
chapter 13|14 pages
Philosophical and Political Lessons from the Hoffman Report
section Section III|124 pages
Alternative Conceptions of Self and Identity
chapter 15|23 pages
Racial Identity and Transnational Migration
section Section IV|106 pages
Alternative Conceptions of Psychological Inquiry
chapter 22|21 pages
The Participatory Perspective
chapter 23|20 pages
Metaphors, Idioms, and Clichés
chapter 24|22 pages
Existential Phenomenological Research
section Section V|102 pages
Alternative Conceptions of Psychological Practices