{"product_id":"the-history-of-psychology","title":"The History of Psychology","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Robert Edward Brennan, O.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe History of Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e begins on an arresting note: “Tell the average person that you are a psychologist and the odds are ten to one that he will ask you to read his mind or psychoanalyze him.” Both these queries, tethered as they are to an inadequate, positivistic reading of history, utterly mistake the purpose of psychology. To remedy this, Brennan develops a \u003c\/span\u003ecomprehensive survey of the many and varied efforts to understand the workings of the human mind. \u003ci\u003eThe History of Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e is not only an engaging introduction to the central figures of psychology, but also a bold, fresh telling of the story of psychology from the perspective of the Aristotelian–Thomistic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWhat a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ehow infinite in faculty! … \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd yet, to me, \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhat is this quintessence of dust?\u003c\/i\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003eWilliam Shakespeare, \u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Edward Brennan, O.P.,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e(1897–1975) was a priest, psychologist, and internationally acclaimed author. He was a professor at Providence College from 1931–1943, where he also directed its Thomistic Institute. His writings include \u003ci\u003eGeneral Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eThomistic Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), and \u003ci\u003eThe Image of His Maker\u003c\/i\u003e (1948).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970421\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100027642223,"sku":"978-1950970421","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Covers131.jpg?v=1781124520","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-history-of-psychology","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}