Expanding the category "human" nonhumanism, posthumanism, and humanistic psychology / Patrick M. Whitehead.

Author/creator Whitehead, Patrick M., 1986-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Descriptionxiii, 167 pages ; 24 cm
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017956680
ISBN1498559352 (hardcover)
ISBN9781498559355 (hardcover)
Standard identifier# 40027881023

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