Bibliograph

The sciences of the soul, the early modern origins of psychology, Fernando Vidal ; translated by Saskia Brown

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The sciences of the soul, the early modern origins of psychology, Fernando Vidal ; translated by Saskia Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sciences of the soul

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Fernando Vidal ; translated by Saskia Brown

Sub title

the early modern origins of psychology

Summary

This title explains the development of the disciplinary conception of psychology from its appearance in the late 16th century to its redefinition at the end of the 17th and its emergence as an institutionalized field in the 18th., Fernando Vidal's trailblazing text on the origins of psychology traces the development of the discipline from its appearance in the late sixteenth century to its redefinition at the end of the seventeenth and its emergence as an institutionalized field in the eighteenth. Originally published in 2011, The Sciences of the Soul continues to be of wide importance in the history and philosophy of psychology, the history of the human sciences more generally, and in the social and intellectual history of eighteenth-century Europe

Target audience

specialized

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