The Global Origins of Psychology

This book offers a historical introduction to the remote origins of psychology, and is the first book in a series on the history of the subject. Combining a deep history approach with study of ancient civilisations, it places psychology in a historical and global context.

Autorentext

Richard Valentine is a researcher and cultural consultant for the induction of international students into UK universities, and has extensive experience leading multimedia online education platforms. He has published essays, articles, and policy pieces for higher education in physics, psychology and religious studies. He is a member of the British Psychological Society as an occupational consultant with experience in developing and applying intelligence and personality profiling products. Before moving into psychology, his academic background was in philosophy and the natural sciences.

Inhalt

Preface

Introduction

Part 1: Toolkit

1. History

2. Psychology

3. Culture

Part 2: Workshop

4. New stones, new cosmos

5. Ancient Iraq

6. Ancient Egypt

7. Ancient Israel

8. Ancient China

Bibliography

Index