Analysis of Psychological Theory

Metapsychological Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvHenderikus J. Stam,Timothy B. Rogers,Kenneth J. Gergen

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Originally published in 1987 and reissued here with a new preface, The Analysis of Psychological Theory: Metapsychological Perspectives called attention to critical problems in psychology at the time and did so in a way that gave metapsychology a specialized identity and function.The Introduction discusses several major themes with which metapsychological works had been concerned in the previous decade as well as future concerns. The remainder of the volume is divided into three parts. The first (The Study of Metatheory) deals with psychology’s ubiquitous scientism, its general refusal to examine metatheoretical questions, the various alternatives to current orthodoxy, and a reminder of the ultimate consumers. The second part (Studies in Metatheory) consists of chapters treating various aspects of psychology, including discussions of language, history, folklore, social factors, and philosophy. The breadth of material covered here is an indication of the scope of metapsychological inquiry. Part 3 (Metatheoretical Applications) outlines several different ways in which metapsychological inquiry can have a direct bearing on the psychology one conducts. Here authors with a wide variety of viewpoints reflect on the outcome of such inquiry within the fields of social psychology, artificial intelligence, and Soviet psychology etc. Today it can be read in its historical context.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-02
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePsychology Revivals
Antal sidor332
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041427520

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New Preface. Contributors. Preface. Introduction: Toward Metapsychology Kenneth J. Gergen Part 1: The Study of Metatheory 1. Lagging Behind the Papacy: Whither Psychology’s Aggiornamento? Morris L. Shames 2. A Critical Constructionist View of Psychology and Personhood Edward E. Sampson 3. The Consumption of Psychological Knowledge Warren Thorngate and Louise Plouffe 4. An Appeal for Objectivism in Psychological Metatheory James Foster Part 2: Studies in Metatheory 5. The Language of Psychological Understanding Kenneth J. Gergen 6. The Psychology of Control: A Textual Critique Henderikus J. Stam 7. After Reflection: Psychologists’ Uses of History J. G. Morawski 8. Transition, Revolution, and Metapsychology: A Theoretic Proposal for the Developments of Criticism in Social Psychology Robert A. Boudreau 9. Hearing the “Un-Saids:” An Essay on the Role of Folkloristics in Metapsychology T. B. Rogers 10. Dialectical Materialism as Psychological Metatheory Charles Tolman Part 3: Metatheoretical Applications 11. After Social Psychology Philip Wexler 12. Social Psychology in the Soviet Union Lloyd H. Strickland 13. Toward a Diachronic Social Psychology: Pointing with More than One Finger Mary M. Gergen 14. Artificial Intelligence: What, If Anything, Can Machines Teach Us About Human Psychology? Robert G. Weyant 15. Establishing Applied Social Psychology: An Exercise in Pragmatic Transcendence Ronald J. Fisher. Index.