A History of Psychology in Metascientific Perspective (Volume 53) (Advances in Psychology, Volume 53)

Two fields of interest are combined in this volume: the history of science and the theory, or philosophy, of science (metascience). The result is a history of psychology with emphasis placed upon a metascientific analysis of the work of fourteen psychologists from various periods. Each analysis is set in historical context; a period or school is discussed in each chapter, together with a metascientific analysis of some major works from the respective period or school. The author employs a metascientific descriptive system or `systematology' developed during more than 30 years of work on comparative, metascientific studies of about 50 psychological theories. The results of those studies have been published in previous works. These analyses are also used here for verifying T.S. Kuhn's much-debated theory about the `revolutionary' development of sciences. The author revises Kuhn's theory and shows that it can be applied to the history of psychology. Thus, in a Kuhnian sense, psychology may be said to have had two `normal periods' and two `periods of crisis' leading to school formation. Two fields of interest are combined in this volume: the history of science and the theory, or philosophy, of science (metascience). The result is a history of psychology with emphasis placed upon a metascientific analysis of the work of fourteen psychologists from various periods. Each analysis is set in historical context; a period or school is discussed in each chapter, together with a metascientific analysis of some major works from the respective period or school. The author employs a metascientific descriptive system or systematology' developed during more than 30 years of work on comparative, metascientific studies of about 50 psychological theories. The results of those studies have been published in previous works. These analyses are also used here for verifying T.S. Kuhn's much-debated theory about the revolutionary' development of sciences. The author revises Kuhn's theory and shows that it can be applied to the history of psychology. Thus, in a Kuhnian sense, psychology may be said to have had two normal periods' and two periods of crisis' leading to school formation. Content: Editors Page ii Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv Dedication Page v Preface Pages vii-viii K.B. Madsen Chapter 1 Which Type of 'History' ? Pages 1-12 Chapter 2 An Integrative Metatheory Pages 13-70 Chapter 3 The Philosophical Prehistory of Psychology Pages 71-107 Chapter 4 Classical Experimental Psychology Pages 109-164 Chapter 5 Gestalt Psychology Pages 165-192 Chapter 6 Reflexology and Classical Behaviorism Pages 193-257 Chapter 7 Psychoanalysis Pages 259-329 Chapter 8 The Psychology of the Integration Period Pages 331-401 Chapter 9 Humanistic Psychology Pages 403-442 Chapter 10 Marxist Psychology Pages 443-475 Chapter 11 Contemporary Behaviorism Pages 477-504 Chapter 12 Mainstream Psychology Pages 505-570 Retrospective and Prospective Postscript Pages 571-577 References Review Article Pages 579-593 Index Pages 595-605