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Disciplinary psychology has failed to achieve a coherent conception
of human agency. Instead, it oscillates between two differing
conceptions of agency that are equally untenable: a scientistic,
reductive approach to choice and action, and an instrumental
approach that celebrates a romantic notion of free will. This book
examines theoretical, philosophical psychology and argues for a
historically and socioculturally situated human capacity for
choosing and acting in ways not entirely determined by culture
and/or biology. The authors present a detailed developmental theory
of how agentic capability emerges from the pre-reflective activity
of humans in a real physical and social world.
1. The use of memoir as a structure for disciplinary criticism is
innovative and creative. 2. The field of humanistic psychology is
growing, and this book will be an important contribution by one of
the field's respected scholars. 3. Provides examples and
illustrations of the ways in which professional associations,
academic publishers, university administrators, and granting
agencies fit into and help constitute the lives and development of
academic psychologists
At its core, psychology is about persons: their thinking, their
problems, the improvement of their lives. The understanding of
persons is crucial to the discipline. But according to this
provocative new book, between current essentialist theories that
rely on biological models, and constructionist approaches based on
sociocultural experience, the concept of the person has all but
vanished from psychology. Persons: Understanding Psychological
Selfhood and Agency recasts theories of mind, behavior, and self,
synthesizing a range of psychologists and philosophers to restore
the centrality of personhood-especially the ability to make choices
and decisions-to the discipline. The authors' unique perspective
de-emphasizes method and formula in favor of moral agency and life
experience, reveals frequently overlooked contributions of
psychology to the study of individuals and groups, and traces
traditions of selfhood and personhood theory, including: The
pre-psychological history of personhood, a developmental theory of
situated, agentive personhood, the political disposition of self as
a kind of understanding, Human agency as a condition of personhood,
Emergentist theories in psychology, the development of the
perspectival self. Persons represents an intriguing new path in the
study of the human condition in our globalizing world. Researchers
in developmental, social, and clinical psychology as well as social
science philosophers will find in these pages profound implications
not only for psychology but also for education, politics, and
ethics.
At its core, psychology is about persons: their thinking, their
problems, the improvement of their lives. The understanding of
persons is crucial to the discipline. But according to this
provocative new book, between current essentialist theories that
rely on biological models, and constructionist approaches based on
sociocultural experience, the concept of the person has all but
vanished from psychology.
Persons: Understanding Psychological Selfhood and Agency recasts
theories of mind, behavior, and self, synthesizing a range of
psychologists and philosophers to restore the centrality of
personhood-especially the ability to make choices and decisions-to
the discipline. The authors' unique perspective de-emphasizes
method and formula in favor of moral agency and life experience,
reveals frequently overlooked contributions of psychology to the
study of individuals and groups, and traces traditions of selfhood
and personhood theory, including: The pre-psychological history of
personhood, a developmental theory of situated, agentive
personhood, the political disposition of self as a kind of
understanding, Human agency as a condition of personhood,
Emergentist theories in psychology, the development of the
perspectival self.
Persons represents an intriguing new path in the study of the
human condition in our globalizing world. Researchers in
developmental, social, and clinical psychology as well as social
science philosophers will find in these pages profound implications
not only for psychology but also for education, politics, and
ethics.
A Spectroscopic Atlas of the Stars: A Pocket Field Guide is a
standard reference book for all amateur astronomers interested in
practical spectroscopy or spectrography. For the first time in one
place, it identifies more than 70 (northern hemisphere) bright
stars that are suitable observational targets for both amateurs and
astronomy students.
Finder charts are provided for locating these sometimes-familiar
stars. Data for each star includes labelled stellar spectra, a
spectral profile with spectral lines identified. These are
conveniently laid out on a single page, opposite tables of
spectroscopic properties, and lines and wavelengths identified.
This is the first Spectral Atlas designed for amateur
astronomers. It is equally relevant to college undergraduates,
being intended to familiarize astronomers of any age and level of
knowledge with labelled stellar spectra and their different
properties. It contains much information about stars which is hard
to find or inaccessible to most people.
In this set of insightful essays, the concept of the psychological
humanities is defined and explored. A clear rationale is provided
for its necessity in the study and understanding of the individual
and identity in a discipline that is occupied largely by empirical
studies that report aggregated data and its analysis. Contributors
to this volume are leading scholars in theoretical psychology who
believe that psychology must be about persons and their lives. In
these essays, they draw from a variety of disciplines that include
art, literature, life writing, and history to make a case for the
psychological humanities. A final chapter provides a critical
commentary on the value of the psychological humanities. The
chapter argues that psychology must draw on the knowledge and
practices of the humanities, as well as the sciences and social
sciences, in order to attain a greater understanding of personhood.
This book is aimed at upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate
students and scholars of psychology, particularly theoretical
psychology, philosophy of the mind, and those from a humanities
background interested in exploring the concept of the psychological
humanities.
Naturally self-effacing and deferential, Captain John Reynolds
Hughes is not as famous today as his publicity-hog contemporary
Captain Bill McDonald. Yet, Texas Rangers of the late-nineteenth
and early-twentieth centuries considered him an authentic hero, a
straight-ahead lawman that did his job and left the talking to
journalists. Hughes became a ranger in 1887, serving in the
celebrated Frontier Battalion. In 1900, he won appointment as
captain in command of Company D. During his long career he served
primarily along the Texas-Mexico border where his word became law.
State offi cials subsequently promoted him senior captain, moving
his headquarters to Austin. Hughes retired in 1915-having served as
ranger and captain longer than any man on the force. This State
House Press reprint of Border Boss makes this Texas classic
available to a new generation of readers and introduces them to one
of the bravest rangers who ever sported the cinco peso.
The sociocultural turn in psychology treats psychological
subjects, such as the mind and the self, as processes that are
constituted, or "made up," within specific social and cultural
practices. In other words, though one's distinct psychology is
anchored by an embodied, biological existence, sociocultural
interactions are integral to the evolution of the person.
Only in the past two decades has the sociocultural turn truly
established itself within disciplinary and professional psychology.
Providing advanced students and practitioners with a definitive
understanding of these theories, Suzanne R. Kirschner and Jack
Martin, former presidents of the American Psychological
Association's Division of the Society for Theoretical and
Philosophical Psychology, assemble a collection of essays that
describes the discursive, hermeneutic, dialogical, and activity
approaches of sociocultural psychology. Each contribution
recognizes psychology as a human science and supports the
individual's potential for agency and freedom. At the same time,
they differ in their understanding of a person's psychological
functioning and the best way to study it. Ultimately the
sociocultural turn offers an alternative to overly biological or
interiorized theories of the self, emphasizing instead the
formation and transformation of our minds in relation to others and
the world.
Demon worship calls for sacrifice. It's Gabe's job to stop it.
Alyssa escapes with her little girl from the clutches of the cult
leader Walton. She races off into the night determined to keep her
daughter from becoming his next victim. As Walton pursues her,
Alyssa meets a handsome truck driver named Gabe, who is the most
beautiful man she's even seen. His courage and selfless kindness
sends ripples of emotion throughout Alyssa's petite form. Emotions
she's never felt before. But will his courage be enough to protect
her from the evil that pursues her?
The story is set during the closing years of the eighteenth dynasty
in ancient Egypt. It covers the rise of an ambitious child of a
farmer, as he successfully climbs the ladder of power, until he
wears the crown of the Pharaoh of all Egypt. During his rise, the
novel tries to follow the accepted history of the known rulers. We
meet Akhenaton and Nefertiti, Tutankhamen, and Ankhesenamun, and
also Horemheb and Mutnedjmet. Many more known and unknown
characters appear as we tie the story together. There is intrigue,
treachery, and murder, as well as love, sadness, and joy. It's a
bit of a saga as individuals come and go. This era of Egyptian
history, for all of its study, has many blanks, and this story
attempts to fill them in. It is my hope that you will read it with
interest and pleasure.
The story is set during the closing years of the eighteenth dynasty
in ancient Egypt. It covers the rise of an ambitious child of a
farmer, as he successfully climbs the ladder of power, until he
wears the crown of the Pharaoh of all Egypt. During his rise, the
novel tries to follow the accepted history of the known rulers. We
meet Akhenaton and Nefertiti, Tutankhamen, and Ankhesenamun, and
also Horemheb and Mutnedjmet. Many more known and unknown
characters appear as we tie the story together. There is intrigue,
treachery, and murder, as well as love, sadness, and joy. It's a
bit of a saga as individuals come and go. This era of Egyptian
history, for all of its study, has many blanks, and this story
attempts to fill them in. It is my hope that you will read it with
interest and pleasure.
As Sherman moves toward Atlanta, an agent searches for traitors
among the troops in this compelling Civil War
thriller . . . When Sherman’s army hits a wall
of resistance at Kennesaw Mountain in the summer of 1864—despite
what seemed to be highly reliable intelligence—he’s convinced
by one of the Union nurses to call in Maj. Alphonso Clay to hunt
for a saboteur. With his scout Ambrose Bierce badly wounded and a
general murdered in the midst of battle, he summons Clay, who soon
joins him on his march through Georgia. But as Clay
investigates the situation—and tries to prevent any further
unwelcome surprises from the Confederates—it becomes apparent
that there may be more than one person betraying the
Union . . . “I can’t wait to read the next
Alphonso Clay book.” —RP Dahlke, author of the Dead Red
Mysteries
Amid the tensions of Reconstruction, a Civil War veteran and
presidential agent hunts down violent threats and secretive hidden
enemies . . .  The Civil War ended four
years ago—but that doesn’t mean that peace rules the land.
Confederate veterans have formed a secret organization, the Ku Klux
Klan, to fight what they perceive as unjust oppression, violently
attacking former slaves and attempting to sabotage the
government’s authority in the South. To address the danger they
pose, President Ulysses S. Grant turns to his most trusted
agent: Maj. Alphonso Brutus Clay. Â The goal is to end the
mayhem without sparking a renewal of hostilities and plunging the
nation into bloodshed again. With the help of a friend, Ambrose
Bierce, and the fierce Teresa Duval, Clay must confront a corrupt
cabal intent on controlling this still-fragile Union—a threat to
not only the United States but the world.  “I can’t wait
to read the next Alphonso Clay book.” —RP Dahlke, author of the
Dead Red Mysteries
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