Expanding the category "human" nonhumanism, posthumanism, and humanistic psychology / Patrick M. Whitehead.
| Author/creator | Whitehead, Patrick M., 1986- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018] |
| Description | xiii, 167 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The cult of humanism in psychology -- The problem with nature's division -- The importance of resolving this division in humanistic eco-psychology -- Problem two: rejecting non-subjective forms of inquiry -- Subjectivity as a nonhuman attribute: all nature as flesh -- Problem three: rejecting posthuman possibilities -- Recognizing how technology has shaped human being: toward a post-humanistic psychology -- The radical edge: object-oriented psychology, or, toward a psychology of things. |
| Abstract | In Expanding the Category ""Human"": Nonhumanism, Posthumanism, and Humanistic Psychology Patrick Whitehead argues that humanistic psychology must continue its sixty-year-old project of openness of inquiry and acceptance of human beings in order to stay relevant in this ever changing world. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017956680 |
| ISBN | 1498559352 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781498559355 (hardcover) |
| Standard identifier# | 40027881023 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |