Human Nature and Suffering Paperback / softback
by Paul (Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby, UK.) Gilbert
Part of the Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions series
Paperback / softback
Description
Human Nature and Suffering is a profound comment on the human condition, from the perspective of evolutionary psychology.
Paul Gilbert explores the implications of humans as evolved social animals, suggesting that evolution has given rise to a varied set of social competencies, which form the basis of our personal knowledge and understanding.
Gilbert shows how our primitive competencies become modified by experience - both satisfactorily and unsatisfactorily.
He highlights how cultural factors may modify and activate many of these primitive competencies, leading to pathology proneness and behaviours that are collectively survival threatening.
These varied themes are brought together to indicate how the social construction of self arises from the organization of knowledge encoded within the competencies. This Classic Edition features a new introduction from the author, bringing Gilbert's early work to a new audience.
The book will be of interest to clinicians, researchers and historians in the field of psychology.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:404 pages, 15 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:11/08/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138954762
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:404 pages, 15 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:11/08/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138954762
