Through the Rearview Mirror: Historical Reflections on Psychology - Tapa blanda

" This is a superb book. It succeeds beautifully at its goal--to provide a philosophically oriented historical review of psychology and show the relevance of this philosophical work to contemporary issues. The scope is broad, and the writing is clear and eloquent." -- Paul Bloom, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona & quot; This is a superb book. It succeeds beautifully at its goal--to provide a philosophically oriented historical review of psychology and show the relevance of this philosophical work to contemporary issues. The scope is broad, and the writing is clear and eloquent.& quot; -- Paul Bloom, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona "This is a superb book. It succeeds beautifully at its goal--to provide a philosophically oriented historical review of psychology and show the relevance of this philosophical work to contemporary issues. The scope is broad, and the writing is clear and eloquent."--Paul Bloom, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona

John Macnamara shows how a number of important thinkers through the ages have approached problems of mental representation and the acquisition of knowledge. He discusses the relevance of these approaches to modern cognitive psychology, focusing on central themes that he believes have strongly influenced modern psychology.