Here's a list for you. Top 100 cognitive science books. Also the 306 nominations for the list. http://www.cogsci.umn.edu/OLD/calendar/past_events/millennium/home.html
Bill Scott >>> Harzem Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/17/07 1:45 PM >>> > On Mar 17, 2007, at 11:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> That someone was me, of course. I don't think it's so hard to deny >> Freud's influence, if by "influence" we mean a lasting effect on the >> direction of evidence-based psychology. He caused lots of trouble, >> certainly, and had a powerful effect on literature and popular >> culture, >> but on real scientific psychology? Not a chance. >> >> As for Piaget, his methods may not have been experimental, but his >> observations launched a million experiments to see if he was right. >> His >> work has had a profound and lasting influence on current research in >> child psychology. > > It seems to me the two paragraphs above are contradictory: both based > on questionable methods, but one favorable > to the one preferred (Piaget) , and unfavorable to Freud. > Moreover, if we > are judging not by content of the individual's work but by the extent > of its influence in he number of studies generated, Freud's work > would win > hands down. This is of course an empirical matter, and cannot be > supported except empirically, by a pervasive count through almost a > century. (Any > offers?) By the way, what on earth was the 'lots of trouble ' that > Freud caused? > Peter > > Peter Harzem, B.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Wales) > Hudson Professor Emeritus > Department of Psychology > Auburn University > Auburn, AL 36849-5214 > USA > Phone: +334 844-6482 > Fax: +334 844-4447 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Personal E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
