Early theories aren’t relics – they’re resources that can still be relevant today. In this post, Rinske Vermeij describes her search for original copies of the near-forgotten Heymans Cube, a century-old personality model. What she found was a remarkably clear, comprehensive view of human personality – ideas that deserved to be made accessible for modern audiences. This post is a reminder that the old theories buried under the new can still be of value, worth excavating.
Dr Burman decided to write several dozen haiku about the History of Psychology. For fun. As part of his Christmas vacation. Here, he also used the challenge of navigating the poetic constraints of its formalism to reflect on writing and creativity.
Maarten Derksen received the prestigious Cheiron book prize for his Histories of Human Engineering. According to the jury, Derksen’s book “rose to the top in a field of candidates that was rich with excellent and interesting work.” And Mindwise was present in Akron, Ohio, when he accepted his prize.
It’s extremely rare for three such events to run locally (and quite exceptional for them to run over just two weeks). So put it in your agenda: join us for Groningen’s summer of history!
“Special children have special things,” said my mum as she handed me an old-looking book. I had returned to Canada for the summer, after my first year as a tenure-track assistant professor in the Theory and History of Psychology Department, and she had just downsized from her suburban half-acre to a condo in downtown Toronto. Moving house always leads to discovered treasures. This book was certainly one of those.
Ours is an age of stress. But what about former times: Were the citizens of Athens stressed, too? This question is explored in a hypothetical interview with Socrates.