| Description |
xi, 442 pages ; 20 cm |
| Summary |
"This book provides extensive coverage of the philosophical background of psychology as well as a detailed examination of the psychological positions that have dominated the field at the beginning and up to the present time.The main emphasis in the book is on the influence of empiricism and rationalism in philosophy on the development of behaviorism and cognitive psychology, respectively. Of particular interest is relationship between Immanuel Kant's rationalism and the modern cognitive psychology revolution primarily instigated by the psychophysiologist Karl Lashley and the linguist Noam Chomsky"--Amazon. |
| Subject |
Psychology -- History.
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| ISBN |
9798526702225 |
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