Problems of Historical Psychology

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Originally published in 1960, this study was rooted in the conviction that a close cooperation between the disciplines of psychology and history opened new and fruitful perspectives for the understanding of both fields. The title is an investigation of the connection between history and psychology, discussing how a society shapes and conditions the minds of those born into it. The author takes a close look at Greek society at the time of Pericles, and English society of the Elizabethan era. Though presented in the idiom of psychology, the problems with which this book is concerned, should appeal to historian and psychologist alike. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface I Introduction Psychology and History Anthropology and Historical Psychology Differential, Historical and Evolutionary Concepts Purposes and Problems Historical and Psychological Phenomena Methods II History and Perception Introduction Historical Variables in the Perceptual Field Perception and the System of Inner Security Sketch for a History of Perception III History and Emotional Climates Introduction Cultural Structures and Displaced Emotionality Forms of Compensatory Feelings Regressive-Revolutionary Emotionality Historical Circumstances and Emotional Ambivalence Ambivalence and Cultural Polarity Psycho-Social Models of Explanation in History IV The Emergence of Personality in the Greek World The Greeks and the History of the Mind Individuation The Socio-Cultural Background of Individuation From 'Shame' to 'Guilt' Rationalization The Model of Human Personality Greek, Eastern and Modern Man V The Origins of English Character: I—The Great Interlude Introduction The Formative Field 'The Seething Cauldron' The Puzzle of Life The Dissocialized Mind The Baroque Mind VI The Origins of English Character: II—The Creative Reaction Introduction New Vital Equilibrium From Motifs to Structures Medieval and English Personality Structure A Few Cultural Considerations Instead of Summary: Limitations Index