Naming the Mind
How Psychology Found Its Language
by Kurt Danziger
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Intelligence, motivation, personality, learning, stimulation, behaviour and attitude are just some of the categories that map the terrain of `psychological reality′. These are the concepts which, among others, underpin theoretical and empirical work in modern psychology - and yet these concepts have only recently taken on their contemporary meanings.
This fascinating work is a persuasive explanation of how modern psychology found its language. Kurt Danziger develops an account that goes beyond the taken-for-granted quality of psychological discourse to offer a profound and broad-ranging analysis of the recent evolution of the concepts and categories on which it depends. Danziger explores this process and shows how its conse
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Naming the Mind: How Psychology Found Its Language
May 6, 1997, Sage Publications Ltd
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0803977638 9780803977631
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Naming the Mind: How Psychology Found Its Language
May 6, 1997, Sage Publications Ltd, SAGE Publications Ltd
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