Development: the history of a psychological concept

This book details the history of the idea of psychological development over the past two millennia. The developmental idea played a major part in the shift from religious ways of explaining human nature to secular, modern ones. In this shift, the 'elect' (chosen by God) became the 'no...

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Beteilige Person: Goodey, C. F. ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2021
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108980845
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108980845
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108980845
Zusammenfassung:This book details the history of the idea of psychological development over the past two millennia. The developmental idea played a major part in the shift from religious ways of explaining human nature to secular, modern ones. In this shift, the 'elect' (chosen by God) became the 'normal' and grace was replaced by cognitive ability as the essentially human quality. A theory of psychological development was derived from theories of bodily development, leading scholars describe human beings as passing through necessary 'stages of development' over the lifespan. By exploring the historical and religious roots of modern psychological concepts and theories, this book demonstrates that history is a method for standing outside psychology and thereby evaluating its fundamental premises. It will spark new interest in the history, sociology and philosophy of the mind sciences, as well as in the rights of children and developmentally disabled people
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Introduction -- Development and the origin of psychological concepts -- The history of Christianity and the first principles of development: linear time, interiority, structure -- The history of education: rearing the elect child -- Pascal on the ordering of human time -- The normalization of the elect: Locke to Montesquieu -- The coining of a developmental theory: Leibniz to Bonnet -- Emile: Rousseau's well-ordered developer -- Nature versus nurture and cognitive ability testing: historical sketches -- Postscript: Further targets for historical research
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 211 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108980845
DOI:10.1017/9781108980845