The unification of psychology and psychological organizations.
The Tree of Knowledge is an imaginative attempt to construct a metatheoretical system that proposes to unify the discipline of psychology. However, it is limited in its appreciation of political factors, and so an optimistic view of the possibility of the system overlooks the power issues that beset the field.
The Derner Institute, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, USA. stricker@adelphi.edu
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