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.
About the Author
Keith Oatley is professor emeritus of cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto and a prize-winning novelist. His many nonfiction books include Such Stuff as Dreams and The Passionate Muse.
Book Information
ISBN 9780691204499
Author Keith Oatley
Format Paperback
Page Count 376
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
