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Interview with Michael Wertheimer

By Davood Gozli | 14/07/201521/04/2016 by Davood Gozli

Michael Wertheimer is Professor Emeritus at University of Colorado Boulder. He obtained his PhD from Harvard University in 1952. He has published hundreds of articles and is the author of several books, including “A Brief History of Psychology (5th ed.)“, and “Max Wertheimer & Gestalt Theory“. Professor Wertheimer also coedited the first four volumes of the series “Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology” (published by APA & Earlbaum). He has been president of four APA divisions (General Psychology, Teaching of…

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Historical Gestalts: Review of ‘A Brief History of Psychology’ (5th Edition) by Michael Wertheimer

By Davood Gozli | 01/07/201520/03/2023 by Davood Gozli

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.…

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Interview with Michael Billig

By Davood Gozli | 26/05/201501/06/2021 by Davood Gozli

It is often assumed that technical writing is more precise than ordinary language. In my view, the reverse is often the case, especially when it comes to writing about human actions.

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Inheriting the Past: Review of ‘The Hidden Roots of Critical Psychology’ by Michael Billig

By Davood Gozli | 22/05/201523/12/2024 by Davood Gozli

A review of Michael Billig’s “The Hidden Roots of Critical Psychology: Understanding the Impact of Locke, Shaftesbury, & Reid”. May 17, 2015 I am beginning to write this review during my stay in Treasure Island, Florida. I am scheduled to give a talk at the Vision Sciences Society’s (VSS) annual conference on Tuesday morning — two days from today — but I have not been preparing for that talk. Instead, I have been obsessing over this book by Michael…