A Critical History and Philosophy of Psychology

As a professor who teaches History and Systems for over 12 years I have been searching for a more sophisticated doctoral level text. This is it. I believe it is too sophisticated for a typical undergraduate course. This book goes deeper than the typical history and systems text. This book describes the philosophical underpinnings of psychology - asking students to examine the historical and philosophical roots that have, and continue to have, an impact on the development of psychology. I highly recommend this book for doctoral level students.

This is by far the worst textbook of my university experience. It is so awful that my professor stopped teaching on it and provided alternative materials. We have found multiple grammatical and syntax errors. The historical viewpoints are highly slanted. The authors certainly had an agenda with this text. Various events are presented as "facts" but cannot be otherwise verified by alternative sources. As scholars, we have all come to expect excellent quality from Cambridge University Press. This book however is a great disappointment!

Bought for uni course and served it's purpose. Gives a clear and concise view of the history of psychology

Must have it!

This book is incredibly difficult to follow. The points are not particularly clear. For example - the Descartes section should come before any discussion of Locke and Hulme, and the Descartes section itself should clearly run through exactly what Dualism is, and the mind body problem. The information is kind-of there, but it takes a lot of work to extract what that information is getting at. It's taking twice the work that another book or even wikipedia would necessitate for learning the philosophical roots of psychology.