History of Psychology Through Symbols
From Reflective Study to Active Engagement
Volume 1
Through symbols and active engagement, Volume One provides the Historic Roots of modern Psychology through the Axial Age (800 BCE -200 BCE) which includes Greek thought, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Judaism. The Volume explores the influence of the Christian and Islamic eras which resulted in the Renaissance, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. The Volume concludes with the History of Mental Illness and envisions radical system reform.
Volume 2
Volume Two continues the groundbreaking approach of utilizing symbols to explore the birth of modern psychology through early theories of voluntarism, structuralism. functionalism, the Darwinian revolution, and pragmatism. The Volume highlights the importance of understanding the shadow forces in science surrounding the controversies of eugenics, psychological testing, IQ, and psychological research. The Four Forces of Psychology are explored through Psychoanalytic/Jungian, Behaviorism, Humanistic/Existential and Transpersonal psychology which includes the history and treatment implications of the psychedelic movement.
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Jim Broderick, Author
Psychotherapy Website: newlifesb.com
Danuta Bennett, Illustrator
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Volume 1 - Chapters
History of Psychology through Symbols
Volume 1 Chapter 1
Symbols of the Axial Age
Volume 1 Chapter 2
Symbols of the Greek Era
Volume 1 Chapter 3
Symbols of the Hellenistic, Christian, and Islamic Eras
Volume 1 Chapter 4
The Symbols of the History of Mental Illness
Volume 1 Chapter 6
Volume 2 - Chapters
Endorsements
...it awakens our faith in the future.
Dr. Broderick's History of Psychology through Symbols does exactly what we would want from a history of psychology, it awakens our faith in the future. As a lover of history and teacher of the history of psychology, I have wanted a textbook that offers a rich description of psychological history but that is also inspirational and engaging, showing us (clinicians, educators, depth practitioners) opportunities to move into a shared, creative future. His analysis integrates the history of individual experience within a cultural context that accounts for the emancipatory interests of genuine science while maintaining the creative energies necessary to help psychology find its own voice amongst other important disciplines. His writing style is fluid, compelling, and inviting all at the same time. This is truly a user-friendly approach to our shared history and is much needed. It is an encyclopedia without sounding like one.
I was rewarded with an incredibly original, evocative, and encyclopedic yet highly readable work.
Long fascinated by the analysis of myth, symbol, and story-telling in understanding the human psyche, I approached The History of Psychology through Symbols by Jim Broderick with great interest. I was rewarded with an incredibly original, evocative, and encyclopedic yet highly readable work that employs the very medium he analyzes - the experience and meaning of symbols. Charting its political, historical, and socioeconomic evolution, Dr. Broderick invites the reader to explore the power of symbol from the earliest religions to modern psychology. It is with great pleasure that I recommend this book to all who share the enchantment of the symbol-producing brain.
...radically original and deeply thoughtful
Jim Broderick’s History of Psychology Through Symbols is a radically original and deeply thoughtful way of creatively reimagining a story that we tend to see as hum-drum and all-too-familiar.