| Abstract: | Reviews the book, Problems of theoretical psychology edited by Charles W. Tolman, Frances Cherry, René van Herzewijk, and Ian Lubek (see record 1997-97223-000). This is the sixth volume of selected, edited proceedings of the biennial conferences of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP). All of the contributions to the current volume have been drawn from symposia and papers presented at the sixth conference held at Carlton University, May 21-26,1995. The 40 papers published in this book are grouped into seven sections, the first two of which were presented as symposia at die Carleton conference. The papers in the remaining five sections are grouped thematically under the headings: Language, Discourse, and Meaning; Cognition and Cognitive Science; Social Psychology, Personality, Self, and Identity; and Methodological and Historical Issues. According to the reviewer, overall, the quality of the papers was uniformly high; the issues under discussion will interest anyone with even a modicum of conceptual or theoretical concern; the writing and presentation are engaging and mostly accessible; and the diversity and multiplicity of perspectives are decidedly stimulating. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
