B.R. Hergenhahn (1934–2007) was not just a professor; he was a master storyteller of science. His Introduction to the History of Psychology is famous for connecting philosophical roots to modern psychological movements. Unlike dry lists of dates and names, Hergenhahn presents psychology as a series of evolving debates. He begins with the ancient Greeks (Plato, Aristotle) and walks through the influence of physiology, Darwinism, and into the 20th century’s schools: structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and humanism.
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