Our Minds Our Selves

<p><b>An original history of psychology told through the stories of its most important breakthroughs--and the men and women who made them</b> <p/>In <i>Our Minds Our Selves</i> distinguished psychologist and writer Keith Oatley provides an engaging original and authoritative history of modern psychology told through the stories of its most important breakthroughs and the men and women who made them. The book traverses a fascinating terrain: conscious and unconscious knowledge brain physiology emotion mental development language memory mental illness creativity human cooperation and much more. Biographical sketches illuminate the thinkers behind key insights: historical figures such as Darwin Piaget Skinner and Turing; leading contemporaries such as Michael Tomasello and Tania Singer; and influential people from other fields including Margaret Mead Noam Chomsky and Jane Goodall. Enhancing our understanding of ourselves and others psychology holds the potential to create a better world. <i>Our Minds Our Selves</i> tells the story of this most important of sciences in a new and appealing way.</p>