Originally published in 1983, the purpose of this book was to discuss the relations between philosophy and developmental psychology, as those relations existed over the course of the history of the discipline and as they existed at that time.

Foreword Virginia Sexton. Preface. Part 1: Introduction 1. The History of Philosophy and the Philosophy of History in Developmental Psychology: A View of the Issues Richard M. Lerner Part 2: Perspectives on History and Philosophy 2. Developmental Categories and the Premise of Connectivity Jerome Kagan 3. The Idea of Development in Developmental Psychology Sheldon H. White 4. Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Observations on History and Theory Revisited Paul B. Baltes 5. Pluralism and Correlational Analysis in Developmental Psychology: Historical Commonalities Roger A. Dixon and John R. Nesselroade 6. The Context of Development and the Development of Context Urie Bronfenbrenner 7. A Trio of Trials Bernard Kaplan Part 3: Commentary and Replies 8. A Reply to Kaplan Jerome Kagan 9. Developmental Psychology, Bewildered and Paranoid: A Reply to Kaplan Sheldon H. White 10. Rumours of Historiography Roger A. Dixon and John R. Nesselroade 11. Plato Out of Place and Time: A Rejoinder to Professor Kaplan Urie Bronfenbrenner Part 4: Conclusion 12. Some Dynamic and Subjective Features of the History of Developmental Psychology Richard M. Lerner. Author Index. Subject Index.