Michael Wertheimer: 4 books

The ideas of Max Wertheimer (1880-1943), a founder of Gestalt theory, are discussed in almost all general books on the history of psychology and in most introductory textbooks on psychology. This intellectual biography of Wertheimer is the first book-length treatment of a scholar whose ideas are recognized...

This brief, inexpensive text offers the utmost in flexibility in teaching the history of psychology. Used as a stand-alone text or with readers, this engaging book is noted for its analysis of the scientific and philosophical emergence of the field. Readers appreciate the book’s balanced coverage...

In über 40 anschaulichen Beiträgen werden die klassischen Werke der Psychologie vorgestellt, wie z. B. Fechners Elemente der Psychophysik, Freuds Traumdeutung und andere Bücher, die heute zu den Meilensteinen der Psychologie zählen. Hier wird eine Brücke von der Zeit der Veröffentlichung zur...

Marriage, Sex and Family in Judaism explores Jewish marriage from historical and contemporary perspectives, focusing on the religious and legal concepts of marriage, and the social impact of family in the Jewish community. The book does not advocate one perspective or another; instead, the essays...