Historical Gestalts: Review of ‘A Brief History of Psychology’ (5th Edition) by Michael Wertheimer
A review of Michael Wertheimer’s “A Brief History of Psychology” (5th edition). Psychology Press, 2012. June 20, 2015 If you read the previous letter, you might remember that I mentioned starting Wertheimer’s book on the plane from Tampa to Toronto. Once I was back in Toronto, I had to focus most of my energy on finishing my dissertation (which is now completed). Although writing the dissertation was very demanding, reading history-of-psychology material remained a consistent part of my daily routine.…