Our Minds, Our Selves

Oatley, Keith

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Author
Oatley, Keith
Publish Date
03/10/2020
Subtitle
A Brief History of Psychology
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
376
Publisher Name
PUPRESS
ISBN-10
0691204497
ISBN-13
9780691204499
citemno
231276
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780691204499

Description

An original history of psychology told through the stories of its most important breakthroughs―and the men and women who made them

In Our Minds, Our Selves, distinguished psychologist and writer Keith Oatley provides an engaging, original, and authoritative history of modern psychology told through the stories of its most important breakthroughs and the men and women who made them. The book traverses a fascinating terrain: conscious and unconscious knowledge, brain physiology, emotion, mental development, language, memory, mental illness, creativity, human cooperation, and much more. Biographical sketches illuminate the thinkers behind key insights: historical figures such as Darwin, Piaget, Skinner, and Turing; leading contemporaries such as Michael Tomasello and Tania Singer; and influential people from other fields, including Margaret Mead, Noam Chomsky, and Jane Goodall. Enhancing our understanding of ourselves and others, psychology holds the potential to create a better world. Our Minds, Our Selves tells the story of this most important of sciences in a new and appealing way.