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Psychologisation in Times of Globalisation

Psychologisation in Times of Globalisation
  • By Jan De Vos.

Published May 2012

Today more than ever, our understanding of ourselves, others and the world around us is described in psychological terms. Psychologists deeply influence our society, and psychological-discourse has invaded companies, advertising, culture, politics, and even our social and family life. Moreover,…
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Experimental Philosophy and its Critics

Experimental Philosophy and its Critics
  • Edited by Joachim Horvath, and Thomas Grundmann.

Published March 2012

Experimental philosophy is one of the most recent and controversial developments in philosophy. Its basic idea is rather simple: to test philosophical thought experiments and philosophers’ intuitions about them with scientific methods, mostly taken from psychology and the social sciences. The…
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The Emotions

A Philosophical Introduction

The Emotions
  • By Julien Deonna, and Fabrice Teroni.

Published March 2012

The emotions are at the centre of our lives and, for better or worse, imbue them with much of their significance. The philosophical problems stirred up by the existence of the emotions, over which many great philosophers of the past have laboured, revolve around attempts to understand what this…
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Rhetoric and Philosophy

  • Edited by Richard A. Cherwitz, and Henry W. Johnstone Jr..

Published December 2011

This important volume explores alternative ways in which those involved in the field of speech communication have attempted to find a philosophical grounding for rhetoric. Recognizing that rhetoric can be supported in a wide variety of ways, this text examines eight different philosophies of…
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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology
  • Edited by John Symons, and Paco Calvo.

Published August 2011

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology is an invaluable guide and major reference source to the major topics, problems, concepts and debates in philosophy of psychology and is the first companion of its kind. A team of renowned international contributors provide forty-two chapters…
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Contemporary Psychoanalytic Foundations

Postmodernism, Complexity, and Neuroscience

Contemporary Psychoanalytic Foundations
  • By Mark Leffert.

Published March 2010

Past scholars have tried to classify psychoanalysis as an intrinsically positivist science, with varying degrees of success. Their critics have fared little better with narrow applications of postmodern thought, which focus on smaller areas within psychoanalysis and, as a result, neglect the…
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Philosophy of Personal Identity and Multiple Personality

Philosophy of Personal Identity and Multiple Personality
  • By Logi Gunnarsson.

Published June 2009

As witnessed by recent films such as Fight Club and Identity, our culture is obsessed with multiple personality—a phenomenon raising intriguing questions about personal identity. This study offers both a full-fledged philosophical theory of personal identity and a systematic account of multiple…
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Understanding Consciousness

Understanding Consciousness
  • By Max Velmans.

Published March 2009

Understanding Consciousness, 2nd Edition provides a unique survey and evaluation of consciousness studies, along with an original analysis of consciousness that combines scientific findings, philosophy and common sense. Building on the widely praised first edition, this new edition adds fresh…
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Western Psychological and Educational Theory in Diverse Contexts

  • Edited by Julian Elliott, and Elena L. Grigorenko.

Published February 2009

This book examines aspects of Western psychological and educational theory in relation to educational practice around the world, and considers the extent to which current understandings are truly applicable to a range of diverse settings. In so doing, it also seeks to question, where appropriate,…
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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology
  • Edited by John Symons, and Paco Calvo.

Published February 2009

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology is an invaluable guide and major reference source to the major topics, problems, concepts and debates in philosophy of psychology and is the first companion of its kind. A team of renowned international contributors provide forty-two chapters…
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