PSYCHO-EPISTEMOLOGY
New York: Nathaniel Branden Institute, 1964. Orginal Wraps. No Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Oblong. 11 pp. Reprint form the Objectivist Newletter. Owner's name in felt tip on front. More
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Psycho-Epistemology
(Nathaniel Brandon Institute, New York, 1964). Octavo. 11(1)pp. This article originally appeared in two parts in the October and November 1964 issues of The Objectist Newsletter for which Ayn Rand wrote articles from 1962-1965. She was the first to intorduce the term Psyucho- Epistemology in For the New Intellectual. Staple..... More
Psychological Models and Neural Mechanisms, an Examinaiton of Reductionism in Psychology
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980. First Edition. Octavo. 206pp. index. This work offers a systematic account of the reduction of psychological models to neutral mechanisms. This book will interest philosophers, psychologist, and anyone investigating the relation between our knowledge of physiology and models of behavior in experimental and abnormal psychology. Bound..... More
Character Qualities Outlined & Related, Summing Up the Evidence of Individual Qualities and Tendencies as Shown by the Reactions of the Mind and Body on the Face.
New York: Putnam's, 1923. Octavo. 66 pages, index. (6) pp. ads, illustrated with 52 illustrations. One of his major works. Inscribed to Mary Langane (?): Your observant eyes and love of human nature will make this subject of real interest, Sincerely, Gerald Elton Fosbroke. Fosbroke studied the theories of Lavater..... More
Piaget and Knowing Studies in Genetic Epistemology
London; (1977): Routledge & Kegan Paul. First Edition. Octavo. 258 pp. The relation of Piaget's theory to a variety of areas of psychological research is examined by eight, by Peter Bryant, Hans Furth, Beryl A. Geber, Roger Holmes, W.H.N. Hotopf, Eric A. lunzer, Gisela Szagun, Peter C. Wason. Bound in..... More
INTELLIGENCE ET CONDUITE DE L'AMOUR
Paris: Desclee De Brouwer, 1936. Original Wraps. A Very Good Copy 1st. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 135 pp. Three articles on sexual psychology from Catholic view in 1930s. More
Fuhrende Psychiater in Selbstdarstellungen: Wladimire Bechterew; August Forel; Sigmund Freud; Alfred Hoche; Konard Rieger
Leipzig: Verlag Von Felix Miner, 1930. Octavo. German text. These five sketches of German-speaking psychiatrists are the individual articles bound now into one volume. Forel studied with Freud, the other psychiatrists placed the stress on the neurological aspects. Each of the articles have their own pagination written about each psychiastrist..... More
The Analysis of Behavior
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961. Octavo. Pages bound dos-a-dos with continuous pagination, as issued to facilitate as a "teaching machine". In a self-instructional format consisting of 1800 information or teaching frames each of which requires that the student respond with an appropriate term or concept. In turn, the correct answer to..... More
The Absorbent Mind
Adyar: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1961. Octavo. Third edition. Portrait frontispiece, 297 pages. A remarkable book by a woman who not only was well-versed with the history of philosophy, but deeply interested in pedagogy. For those who have found the sad state of American publication lacking, here she has written..... More
Affect and Social Behavior
Cambridge; (1990): Cambridge University Press. First Edition. Octavo. ix, 277 pages, index. Three contributions stand out for their comprehensiveness, coherent organization, and interesting solutions to discrepancies in the empirical results. Of particular interest is the children's strategies and behaviors for remediating or preventing their own and others' negative emotions and..... More
Illustrations of Lying, in All Its Branches
Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1827. Octavo. 276pp., Warmly inscribed Sept. 9, 1827 by John H.W. Page to Susan S. Munroe. Mr. Page was Susan's teacher and principal. During the 1880s, Susan had become a teacher. The book is also signed by Susan's daughter Isabel Otis Bigelow. Susan's father and Isabel's..... More
The Creation of Woman (Inscribed by Reik )
New Yorik; (1960): George Braziller. First Edition. Octavo. 159 pages. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper by the author "To Lou Getoff/Cordially/Theodor Treik/ Dec. 30, 1959." A psychanalytic inquiry into the myth of Eve. This "archaeological psychoanalysis" of the Genesis story in which Reik suggests that Israelite..... More
On Seeing Forms (Inscribed By the author)
Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1988. First Edition. Octavo. 341 pages, index, references. Inscribed by author. Presents a critical review of theories in perceptual psychology, placing special emphasis on the perception of visual forms. The author reviews the state of current theory on how we see forms and works..... More
Programme Aid and Development, Beyond Conditionality
London: Routledge, 2003. First Edition. Octavo (7¾" - 9¾" tall). Hard Cover. Very Good 565pp., index. "The global trend towards programme aid makes this thorough and authoritative study especially timely. Enriched by a wealth of country examples, it makes a major contribution to the strengthening of aid as a weapon..... More
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