Ils souffrent comme nous. Comme nous aussi, ils jouissent du bien-être. Mieux que nous parfois, ils s’imposent par la ruse et l’intelligence. Comment continuer à les traiter comme des « choses » dont on se contenterait de condamner l’abus ? Mais faut-il pour autant leur accorder des droits, et si oui lesquels ? Et qui veillera à leur application ?

La conquête de l'objectivité est une avancée théorique héroïque - de l'Occident, redonnant sens à cette appellation douteuse. C'est à penser sa possibilité que s'est attachée la philosophi ...

Pourquoi l'homme ? Pourquoi sommes-nous devenus ce que nous sommes ? Comment sont nés le couple, la famille, la société ? Et l'art, l'amour, la guerre ? La science le révèle désormais : nos modes de vie, nos comportements, nos croyances se sont forgés jadis, à la suite de cette longue évolution qui nous a conduits jusqu'à l'intelligence. Nous descendons tous, sur la planète, du même peti...

Un destin tragique a marqué la vie de celui qui est aujourd'hui considéré comme l'un des plus grands philosophes du xxe siècle. Né à Vienne, en 1889, au sein d'une famille richissime - son pè ...

Widely recommended by therapists, this book, in a new edition, reflects all the latest developments in the field of anxiety treatment.

More and more leaders and their organizations are becoming convinced in the business case for creating a "coaching culture". This book provides the tools for leaders and teams to develop a common language and shared protocol and a learning and development orientation towards people. These critical dynamics support the entire culture becoming a "feedback-rich, high-performance" organizati...

Mind Matters is a textbook of mind-body medicine written for students, practitioners and aficionados of alternative medicine. It brings together in one coherent volume practical techniques in psychological medicine - what Plato called "healing with words" - for those wishing to work more deeply with the emotional and mental aspects of illness. Mind Matters weaves a fine balance between ...

This is the first major textbook to offer a truly comprehensive review of cognitive science in its fullest sense. Ranging from artificial intelligence models of neural processes and cognitive psychology to recent discursive and cultural theories, Rom Harré offers an original yet accessible integration of the field.

Angles on Psychology Teacher Support Pack (Edexcel AS) is designed to support the teacher in delivering this course, and save them hours in preparing for lessons. Features include, - suggested schemes of work - lesson plans - activities and materials for teaching - templates for study analysis

Becoming a Master Manager is an effective tool for stimulating thinking and building management skills. The book takes you through some of the social and intellectual challenges that managers encounter everyday, the most prominent being pulled by competing demands and having to play many roles simultaneously. This book uses the Competing Values Framework, a comprehensive map on which com...

A History of Psychiatry from Antiquity to the Present