Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. Schwartz has published widely in scholarly journals in the field of learning and motivation. In addition, he is the author of Behaviorism, Science, and Human Nature (with Hugh Lacey), The Battle for Human Nature, and The Costs of Living.

Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. Schwartz has published widely in scholarly journals in the field of learning and motivation. In addition, he is the author of Behaviorism, Science, and Human Nature (with Hugh Lacey), The Battle for Human Nature, and The Costs of Living.

Books by Barry Schwartz

  • The Battle for Human Nature: Science, Morality and Modern Life

    Barry Schwartz

    Paperback, 1988

    “Provocative and richly textured. . . .Schwartz’s analyses of the inadequacies of contemporary scientific views of human nature are compelling, but the consequences are even more worthy of note.” —...
  • Learning and Memory

    Daniel Reisberg, Barry Schwartz

    Hardback, 2001

  • Psychology of Learning and Behavior

    Steven J. Robbins, Barry Schwartz, Edward A. Wasserman

    Fifth Edition, Hardback, 2001

    Now in its Fifth Edition, Psychology of Learning and Behavior is one of the most highly regarded texts in its field.