Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE NATURE AND METHODS OF SCIENCE
A Science for Psychology
The Natural Sciences
Understanding Scientific Method
PART TWO: THE SEARCH FOR A SCIENCE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Psychology as the Science of Mental Substance
Psychology as the Science of Material Substance
The Beginnings of Cognitive Science
PART THREE: TOWARDS A SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY
Grammar and Cognition
Cognitive Science
The Analytical Phase
Connectionism and the Brain
PART FOUR: COGNITIVE SCIENCE IN ACTION
The Memory Machine
The Psychology of Classifying
Cognitive Disorders

About the Author

Rom Harré is a Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford and Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University, Washington, DC