Naming the Mind How Psychology Found Its Language

Author/creator Danziger, Kurt Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : SAGE Publications, Limited Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Incorporated [Distributor]
Description224 p. 09.210 x 06.140 in.
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Summary Annotation Intelligence, motivation, personality, learning, stimulation, behaviour and attitude are just some of the categories that map the terrain of `psychological reality'. These are the concepts which, among others, underpin theoretical and empirical work in modern psychology - and yet these concepts have only recently taken on their contemporary meanings. This fascinating work is a persuasive explanation of how modern psychology found its language. Kurt Danziger develops an account that goes beyond the taken-for-granted quality of psychological discourse to offer a profound and broad-ranging analysis of the recent evolution of the concepts and categories on which it depends. Danziger explores this process and shows how its conse
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ISBN9780803977624
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