From the reviews: "The work under review ... promising access to information about theories, the persons responsible for them, and society's reaction to both. ... there is an education being offered, one that is accurate, often charming; one replete with delicate asides that offer you, along with the pleasure of reading the excellent histories on the development of theories and those who promoted them, the opportunity to think far more deeply about what we thought we knew about psychological theories ... ." (Douglas K. Candland, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 57 (33), August, 2012) "A handsomely-bound assortment of articles related to the history of psychology, containing some material not readily available from any one single alternative source and some contributions of a high quality ... . There is a very strong academic interest in the history of psychology, so university libraries that do not already possess ... might wish to consider this for acquisition to fill up the gap." (Martin Guha, Reference Reviews, Vol. 26 (6), 2012)
This work will survey the entire range of thinking in psychology, from ancient times to the present, encompassing philosophies and theories of mind that pre-date our modern conception of psychology as a science, and extending to the current findings of neuroscience.