The Science of Behavior and the Image of Man

Description

Does a proper respect for science require psychologists to view man as an impotent reactor whose responses are completely determined by his physical constitution and the forces impinging upon him? In this wise and well-argued book, Isidor Chein invites his readers to lift their eyes from experimental research for a time to consider the relationship between science and the image of man.Few psychologists, even the most gifted and dedicated among them, pause to consider the philosophical underpinnings of their work. It is almost as though the humanist secretly lurking in each of them is fearful of the bad news he might finally be forced to accept--that man is essentially an exquisitely complicated robot. This fear is misplaced and harmful. It is largely responsible for the disturbing fact that scientific psychology has produced, in Chein's estimate, so little that is relevant to the humanities, so little, as he puts it, "that has lived up to psychology's promise to itself."What must be more widely understood is that it does not follow that behavioral law is reducible to physiological law, or that physiological law is reducible to physical law. With an uncompromising commitment to scientific method, Chein shows that, when closely analyzed, there is actually no need to assume an unbridgeable gap between scientific psychology and psychoanalytic, humanistic psychology. This is a lucid and powerful theoretical work of importance for scholars in all fields sharing the belief that the proper study of mankind is man."The Science of Behavior and the Image of Man is written by the most intellectually stimulating and respected representative of scientific humanistic psychology."--Robert B. Holt, Professor of Psychology, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York University

Get the book

Amazon.com

Search the book

eBay.com

Search the book

Other editions

• 

  The Science of Behavior and the Image of Man

  • 2017-07-05
  • 357 pages
  • Paperback
  • Routledge

Similar books

• 

  Sci Behavior & Image Of Man

  By Chein

  Sci Behavior & Image Of Man

• 

  Science And Human Behavior

  By B.F Skinner

  Many students of society and culture would take violent issue with most of the things that Skinner has to say, but even those who disagree most will find this a stimulating book.” —Samuel M. Strong, The American Journal of Sociology ...

• 

  Changing Images of Man

  By Joseph Campbell, Center for the Study of Social Policy

  Changing Images of Man

• 

  Delinquency and Drift

  By David Matza

  ... the study of human behavior.3 Positivism , blessed with the virtues and ... man with that of classical philosophy . " Whereas the classical school ... image of man to suit a study of criminal behavior based on scientific determinism . It ...

• 

  The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories: Concepts, Methods and Theory

  By M R. X. Dentith

  This book presents state of the art philosophical work on conspiracy theory research that brings in sharp focus on central and important insights concerning the supposed irrationality of conspiracy theory and conspiracy theory belief, while ...

• 

  The Hidden Human Image

  By Maurice S. Friedman

  These 25 tracks by clarinetist Acker Bilk includes "Evergreen," "The Way We Were," "Raining in my Heart" and many more.

• 

  Frontiers of Science and Philosophy

  By Robert G. Colodny

  Six essays by noted philosophers of science include the following topics: explanation in science and in history; philosophy and the scientific image of man; psychoanalysis and parapsychology; the conceptual basis of the biological sciences; ...

• 

  Science and Morality in Medicine: A Survey of Medical Educators

  By Earl R. Babbie

  ... image of man , fostered by social science , is substantially correct , then the old morality is inappropriate and must be replaced by a new social morality commensurate with the deterministic theory of behavior . Charles Y. Glock has ...

• 

  Study Guide to Walden Two by B. F. Skinner

  By Intelligent Education

  Selected Writings on Skinner, “Walden Two,” And Utopias Carpenter, Finley. The Skinner Primer: Behind Freedom and Dignity. New York: The Free Press, 1974. Although the author's main concern is to analyze the debate over Skinner's Beyond ...

• 

  The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Volume 1

  By W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff

  To promote quantitative thinking in the biological sciences , Galton and his disciple Karl Pearson founded the journal Biometrika , which continues to the present day . Galton's long - term investigations of heredity culminated in ...