Outline of Theoretical Psychology Critical Investigations /

• Main Author: Teo, Thomas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology
• Subjects: Psychology.; Critical psychology.; Psychology-Methodology.; Psychological measurement.; Epistemology.; Ontology.; Aesthetics.; History of Psychology.; Critical Psychology.; Psychological Methods/Evaluation.

Outline of Theoretical Psychology discusses basic philosophical problems in the discipline and profession of psychology. The author addresses such topics as what it means to be human in psychology; how psychological knowledge is possible and what it consists of; the role of social justice in psychol...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Part 1: Ontology-Laden Reflections
• Chapter 2: What is psychology?
• Chapter 3: What does it mean to be human?
• Chapter 4: The "nature" of psychological objects, events, and concepts
• Part 2: Epistemological Concerns
• Chapter 5: The consequences of "positivism" in psychology
• Chapter 6: Social characteristics and knowledge
• Chapter 7: Culture, epochs, and psychological knowledge
• Part 3: Ethical-Political Debates
• Chapter 8: The role of values, power, and money in the psydisciplines
• Chapter 9: Should psychologists care about injustice?
• Chapter 10: Problem-solving versus problem-making in society
• Part 4: Aesthetic Challenges
• Chapter 11: Subjectivity and resistance through aesthetics.