Canadian Psychological Association
History and Philosophy of Psychology Section


Teaching Resources in the
History and Philosophy of Psychology

Cheiron collection of syllabi to History of Behavioral and Social Science courses

Classics in the History of Psychology Dozens of historically-significant primary source books and articles on-line, and link to over 100 more at other sites.

Don Dewsbury's (U. Florida) notes on writing research papers on the history of psychology Includes citations of many key refereces.

Early Psychological Thought: Ancient Accounts of Mind and Soul An on-line text about Greek and Roman Psychology by Christopher D. Green (York U.) and Philip R. Groff (U. Toronto).

History of Psychology Library Scavenger Hunt An assignment for undergraduate students to familiarize them with some of the main resources available in the library relevant to the history of psychology. Developed by Philip R. Groff (U. Toronto) and Christopher D. Green (York U.)

David Likely's (U. New Brunswick) History of Psychology Web Resources

Mind and Body: René Descartes to Willaim James. An on-line history of psychology by Robert H. Wozniak, Bryn Mawr College.

Mind, Brain and Adaptation in the Nineteenth Century: Cerebral Localization and Its Biological Context from Gall to Ferrier by Robert M. Young, U. Sheffield

Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology Online An initiative of Division 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Contains a compendium of introductory psychology texts, informational resources for teaching cross-cultural issues in psychology, and a wide variety of other resources.

Recticulum: Neuroscience History Resources. Maintained by Russell A. Johnson at the Neurscience History Archives, UCLA

Eugene Taylor's (Harvard U.) list of important readings in the historiography of psychology.

York University Graduate Option in the History and Theory of Psychology


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