Reviews for Psychology of Orphans

The average rating for Psychology of Orphans based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-12-22 00:00:00 Simon Cain From Aristotle, to Brentano and Husserl. Passing through the Middle Ages, then Descartes and Spinoza. These, and many more Philosophers, follow different approaches to a common theme: the mind. In some authors it's the soul that's meant, in some others it's the imagination....or reason, even consciousness. And yet Philosophy and Psychology aren't mutually exclusive, but sort of partners, facing the same topic. For example, Gestalt Psychology can elicit "phenomenological" responses, by Sara Heinämaa. Nonetheless, John Watson abhorred the intrusion of "the mental" in his radical behavioral Psychology*. Some argue for a proper domain for these discussions: Philosophical Psychology. The book is a collection of essays mainly by authors from several European universities. The editors are Finnish (of the Helsinki University). * B. F. Skinner was more radical, I should add.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-07 00:00:00 Chad Casey Pretty fun little book following the author's search for jetpacks (rocket belts, mostly.) Their history, their science, why they won't really work for general use. Mostly, though, this is a celebration of the wacky people who are attracted to jetpacks, their different approaches to building them, and their successes and failures.