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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