Becoming
Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality
Published on 10. September 1955
Book
Paperback/Softback
115 pages
978-0-300-00002-3 (ISBN)
Description
"A splendid statement of the historical development of psychology."-New Republic
"Provocative, penetrating, altogether worth reading."-Contemporary Psychology
The distinguished psychologist Gordon W. Allport outlines the need for a psychology of becoming, of the growth and development of personality that he says "can best be discovered by looking within ourselves." Modern psychology is in a dilemma, Allpost states, for it has reduced the image of man as a free, democratic being. He appraises the state of the psychology of personality and indicates its relevance to human welfare and religion.
This volume is based on the Terry Lectures, which the author delivered at Yale University in 1954.
"Provocative, penetrating, altogether worth reading."-Contemporary Psychology
The distinguished psychologist Gordon W. Allport outlines the need for a psychology of becoming, of the growth and development of personality that he says "can best be discovered by looking within ourselves." Modern psychology is in a dilemma, Allpost states, for it has reduced the image of man as a free, democratic being. He appraises the state of the psychology of personality and indicates its relevance to human welfare and religion.
This volume is based on the Terry Lectures, which the author delivered at Yale University in 1954.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 133 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-00002-3 (9780300000023)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Gordon W. Allport (1897-1967) was a psychologist and educator who pioneered theories on personality. He is the author of Personality: A Psychological Interpretation, Nature of Prejudice, and Pattern and Growth in Personality.