Teacher
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MARRAFFA MASSIMO
(syllabus)
This course is an overview of the history of psychology. It will cover the origins of psychology in pre-20th century philosophy, science, and culture, but the emphasis will be on developments in psychology during the 20th century. Topics will include the experimental method and the rise of psychology in the 19th century; the theory of evolution and its influence on psychology; the cognitive revolution; the rise of cognitive neuroscience and its implications for the mind.
(reference books)
Per i frequentanti: materiali forniti durante il corso.
Per i non frequentanti: É. Pewzner e J.-F. Braunstein, Storia della psicologia, Einaudi, Torino 2001. H. Gardner, La nuova scienza della mente. Storia della rivoluzione cognitiva, Feltrinelli, Milano 2016. P. Pecere (a cura di), Il libro della natura. Volume II: Scienze e filosofia da Einstein alle neuroscienze contemporanee, Carocci, Roma 2015, capp. 11, 13, 14.
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