On Hijacking Science

Exploring the Nature and Consequences of Overreach in Psychology
Herausgeber: Gantt, Edwin E; Williams, Richard N

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the origins, presence, and implications of scientistic thinking in psychology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781138478817
• ISBN-10: 1138478814
• Artikelnr.: 52459941

Autorenporträt

Edwin E. Gantt is Associate Professor of Psychology, Brigham Young University. He has formal training in phenomenology and hermeneutics, and has published broadly in the theory and philosophy of psychology. Richard N. Williams is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wheatley Institution, Brigham Young University. He has published on topics related to scientism, human agency, and theoretical psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Science
Scientism
and Psychology Richard N. Williams and Edwin E. Gantt 1. Epistemology and the Boundaries between Phenomena and Conventions Daniel N. Robinson 2. Hayek and Hempel on the Nature
Role
and Limitations of Science Richard N. Williams 3. On Scientism in Psychology: Some Observations of Historical Relevance James T. Lamiell 4. Why Science Needs Intuition Lisa M. Osbeck 5. Scientism and Saturation: Evolutionary Psychology
Human Experience
and the Phenomenology of Jean-Luc Marion Edwin E. Gantt 6. Psychotherapy and Scientism Brent D. Slife
Eric A. Ghelfi
and Sheilagh T. Fox 7. Science and Society: Effects
Reactions
and a Call for Reformation Jeffrey S. Reber 8. Beyond Scientism: Reaches in Psychology Toward a Science of Consciousness Frederick J. Wertz