| Mind, the Body and the World: Psychology After Cognitivism? Contributor(s): Anderson, Tony (Editor), Davies, John (Editor), Ross, Alastair (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845400739 ISBN-13: 9781845400736 Publisher: Imprint Academic (Ips) OUR PRICE: $33.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2007 Annotation: Concerning the cognitive, or information processing approach to psychology, this book asks what it is, how it originated, and whether and how desirable it is to look for ways that go beyond it. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Philosophy | Mind & Body |
| Dewey: 153 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.38" W x 8.28" (1.20 lbs) 370 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The roots of cognitivism lie deep in the history of Western thought, and to develop a genuinely post-cognitivist psychology, this investigation goes back to presuppositions descended from Platonic/Cartesian assumptions and beliefs about the nature of thought. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davies, John: - John Davies has Emeritus status at the University of Strathclyde. He has directed the Centre for Applied Psychology for some twenty years, and published widely in two areas, namely public health and human factors. He is currently Chair of the Scottish Government working group on Drug Prevention, and for 18 years was editor in chief of the journal Addiction Research and Theory. He has published a number of books (The Psychology of Music; The Myth of Addiction; Drugspeak; Safety Management: A Qualitative Systems Aprroach). |