Philosopher and psychotherapist Fred Newman and developmental
psychologist Lois Holzman challenge psychology's understandings of
what a human being is, what mental illness is, and how people
develop and learn. They show how these understandings were created,
marketed and sold to the American public. Going beyond critique,
the authors argue that instead of psychology, what people the world
over need is a cultural, performatory approach to human life.
"Unscientific Psychology" is based on the authors' twenty-five year
practice of creating such an approach and the network of
therapeutic and educational projects that have been built with it.
"Unscientific Psychology" is at once a narrative of the history
of philosophy, modern science and psychology, and a critique of
psychology's methodology. Arguing that psychology is a
pseudoscientific hoax, the authors deconstruct three of its most
powerful myths: the myth of the individual; the myth of mental
illness; and the myth of development. They tell the story of how
these myths were constructed out of age-old philosophical
abstractions to create a world and a discourse of psychological
objects.
Newman and Holzman invite readers to think in new ways about our
lives and the world around us. Like similar books that make
discoveries in the social sciences accessible and exciting to an
educated audience, "Unscientific Psychology" taps into the desire
of readers who are eager to learn what's on the cutting edge of
scientific and cultural change.
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