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Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology

Proceedings of the Second Biannual Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology, April 20–25, 1987, Banff, Alberta, Canada

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Wm J. Baker

    1. Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  2. Leendert P. Mos

    1. Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  3. Hans V. Rappard

    1. Department of Psychology, The Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  4. Henderikus J. Stam

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Philosophy

    1. The Concept of Progress in Psychological Theory

      • Kenneth J. Gergen
      Pages 1-14

    2. Need Rhetorical Analysis Lead to Relativism? An Examination of the Views of K. J. Gergen

      • Sybe J. S. Terwee
      Pages 15-27

    3. Theoretical Unification in Psychology: A Materialist Perspective

      • Charles W. Tolman
      Pages 29-36

    4. Psychology between Ecological Laws and the Scientific Revolution

      • Pieter A. Vroon
      Pages 37-46

    5. Scientific Epistemology: A Psycholiterary Approach

      • Morris L. Shames
      Pages 47-57

    6. The Implications of Differential Theory Appraisal and the Context of Discovery for Advancing Theory in Psychology

      • J. R. Royce
      Pages 59-64

    7. Epistemic Beliefs and Their Developmental Relationship to Post-Positivist Psychology

      • Marcia Salner
      Pages 65-76

    8. Complementarity, Causal Isomorphism, and the Mind-Body Problem

      • Irving Kirsch, Michael E. Hyland
      Pages 77-85
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About this book

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the second biannual conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology (see Epilogue) held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 20-25, 1987. Thirty-nine papers were presented during the four days of the conference including an invited address by Kenneth Gergen. Unfortunately, even after severely restricting the length of the written papers, the required limitation on printed space permitted only 34 of these to be included in these proceed­ ings. While most of the papers required editorial adjustment, the authors had final word on style and content. The classification of conference papers tends to be somewhat arbi­ trary' but we decided to structure the chapters under four headings: phi­ losophy, metatheory, methodology, and theory. By philosophy we refer primarily to issues in the philosophy of science as these pertain to the dis­ cipline of psychology. Metatheory refers to theory, drawing on the philo­ sophy of science and having implications for methodology, about psycho­ logical theories. Methodology refers to both theory of inquiry and specif­ ic methods of investigation as these derive from philosophical and meta­ theoretical considerations. By theory we refer to both analyses of the foundations of extant theory, including historical and sociological ana­ lyses, and the advancement of substantive theory.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Wm J. Baker, Leendert P. Mos

  • Department of Psychology, The Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Hans V. Rappard

  • Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Henderikus J. Stam

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Second Biannual Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology, April 20–25, 1987, Banff, Alberta, Canada

  • Editors: Wm J. Baker, Leendert P. Mos, Hans V. Rappard, Henderikus J. Stam

  • Series Title: Recent Research in Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3902-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-96757-8Published: 08 June 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3902-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-7532

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 380

  • Topics: Psychology Research, Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Engineering, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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