Psychology is Entirely Physical - Reprint

The idea that the mind exists as an immaterial entity separate from the body is a myth. We perpetuate this myth by our continued use of the word “psychology” which literally means the study of the mind soul or spirit. Contemporary psychologists do not study the mind or the soul. They study human and animal behaviour. This book addresses one of the most amazing blind-spots in psychology – the failure by psychologists to recognize that all the so-called psychological phenomena are at all times and in all respects physical rather than mental or immaterial processes. To illustrate this point the author attempts to show that concepts from physics chemistry and biology are necessary and sufficient to explain all behaviour. Behaviours are actions or motions which in terms of physics imply force energy and matter. The book ends with a discussion of the implications for adopting a physicalist approach to all and not just some disciplines in psychology.