The Wiley handbook of theoretical and philosophical psychology : methods, approaches, and new directions for social sciences / edited by Jack Martin, Jeff Sugarman and Kathleen L. Slaney.

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The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the wide range of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporary field of theoretical and philosophical psychology.

The Wiley Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology presents a comprehensive exploration of the wide range of methodological approaches utilized in the contemporary field of theoretical and philosophical psychology. Gathers together for the first time all the approaches and methods that define scholarly practice in theoretical and philosophical psychology Chapters explore various philosophical and conceptual approaches, historical approaches, narrative approaches to the nature of human conduct, mixed-method studies of psychology and psychological inquiry, and various theoretical bases of contemporary psychotherapeutic practices Features contributions from ten Past Presidents of the Society of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, along with several Past Presidents of other relevant societies

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Cursory studies of psychology sometimes leave one wondering whether all good theorizing ended in the 1970s. This handbook not only proves that theorizing is still thriving in psychology, it also demonstrates the importance and the necessity of this work. More particularly, it illuminates the usefulness of post-Cartesian and postmodern approaches to the study of humans, approaches long neglected by mainstream psychology in spite of their popularity in sociology and anthropology. Contributors include an even mix of those who have laid the foundation of theoretical and philosophical psychology as a subdiscipline and those whose work, though less known, is equally important in demonstrating the diversity of theoretical approaches to the subject. Some of the essays are philosophically dense, as one would expect, and so will be somewhat inaccessible to undergraduates; and aside from the final two chapters, the book includes only a smattering of practical references for clinicians. But scholars in psychology will find in these pages things to inspire better thinking and improved inquiries into what it means to be human. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced upper-division undergraduates through faculty and clinicians. --Joseph Ostenson, The University of Tennessee at Martin