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Record Nr.

UNINA9910975339303321

Autore

Brown Stfeven D., Dr.

Titolo

Psychology without foundations : history, philosophy and psychosocial theory / / Steve D. Brown and Paul Stenner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2009

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE, , 2009

ISBN

9786613288387

9781446269268

1446269264

9781283288385

1283288389

9781446202401

1446202402

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 233 p.) : ill

Classificazione

77.02

77.60

Altri autori (Persone)

StennerPaul

Disciplina

302.01

Soggetti

Social psychology - Philosophy

Psychology - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 - The First Word or: in the Beginning is the Middle; 2 - Whitehead and Process; 3 - Serres and Mediation; 4 - Luhmann and Communication; 5 - Artaud and Embodiment; 6 - Spinoza and Affect; 7 - Bergson and Memory; 8 - Foucault and Subjectivity; 9 - Deleuze and Life; 10 - Conclusion: On Losing Your Foundations and Finding Yourself Again; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Social psychology has been deemed a discipline 'in crisis'. This title proposes a way out of the crisis by letting go of the idea that psychology needs 'new' foundations or a new identity whether biological, discursive or cognitive.