This unusual collection explores the development of ideas in
psychology's past, and shapes them into a valuable resource for
ideas in the discipline's future, with particular emphasis on
holistic traditions in psychology. Diriwochter and Valsiner focus
on developmental holistic psychology as advocated by the second
school of Leipzig in Germany. Although largely neglected, this
school of thought has provided some of the fundamental ideas
necessary for a truly holistic approach in psychology. This volume
includes Leibniz's dynamic holism and Ehrenfels' discussion about
Gestalt qualities, which has generally been acknowledged as a major
milestone in the formation of Gestalt psychology. Each chapter
looks at the possible future of holistic psychology. Striving for
the Whole contains several well-though out discussions on possible
elaborations of holistic psychology by contrasting it with Ernst
Boesch's cultural psychology, Pierre Janet's theory on emotions,
and Jan Smuts holistic approach to personality theory. Discussions
of holistic approaches in biology and evolutionary psychology, as
well as a renewed look at Lloyd Morgan's comparative methodology,
complete the volume. Striving for the Whole has been written by an
international group of authors and will be of interest to students
of the social sciences and intellectual history, and anyone who
wants to dive deeper into holistic approaches that maintain their
ties with empirical methodology. It is ideal for graduate and
upper-level undergraduate courses in psychology.
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