Jerome Kagan was Daniel and Amy Starch Research Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Harvard University.
Jerome Kagan…sets forth an elegantly reasoned and well-written
argument for events, functions, and dynamisms rather than things as
explanatory notions in psychology. What he calls for is a more
complex understanding of the interaction between personality and
environment—and the master concept through which he explores such
interaction is the notion of ‘temperament.’
*New York Times Book Review*
Kagan weaves philosophy, physics, and psychology into a
persuasive…form. His book should be required reading for anyone
concerned with our children, or who they become.
*Antioch Review*
The author marshals vast erudition and scholarship… The domain
[Kagan] surveys in this series of essays is vast. It includes
trends in developmental psychology across the twentieth century; it
takes in the cognition, temperament, and self of his subtitle, and
touches as well on issues of epistemology, methodology, morality
and ethics, and creativity in science… This is a book of varied,
sometimes far-flung, themes developed in an integrated and unified
manner. It is an ambitious undertaking, but the author realizes his
intentions admirably, even spectacularly.
*Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health*
Jerome Kagan...sets forth an elegantly reasoned and well-written
argument for events, functions, and dynamisms rather than things as
explanatory notions in psychology. What he calls for is a more
complex understanding of the interaction between personality and
environment-and the master concept through which he explores such
interaction is the notion of 'temperament.' -- Richard M. Restak *
New York Times Book Review *
Kagan weaves philosophy, physics, and psychology into a
persuasive...form. His book should be required reading for anyone
concerned with our children, or who they become. -- Patricia L.
Linn * Antioch Review *
The author marshals vast erudition and scholarship... The domain
[Kagan] surveys in this series of essays is vast. It includes
trends in developmental psychology across the twentieth century; it
takes in the cognition, temperament, and self of his subtitle, and
touches as well on issues of epistemology, methodology, morality
and ethics, and creativity in science... This is a book of varied,
sometimes far-flung, themes developed in an integrated and unified
manner. It is an ambitious undertaking, but the author realizes his
intentions admirably, even spectacularly. -- Alexander Thomas *
Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health *
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