Person-Centered Studies in Psychology of Science: Examining the Active Person

ISBN-13: 9781032233086 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 184 str.

Osbeck, Lisa M.

Opis

This unique collection examines ‘the acting person’ as an important unit of analysis for science studies, using an integrative approach of in-depth case studies to explore the cognitive, social, cultural, and personal dimensions of a series of key figures in the sciences, from Goethe to Kepler to Rachel Carson.

Spis treści

Introduction: Person-centered Studies in Psychology of Science  1. Johannes Kepler – A Pragmaticist Priest of God at the Book of Nature  2. Goethe: A Person of Science  3. The Process of Mendeleev’s Discovery: A Multidimensional, Relational Perspective  4. Henri Poincaré: The Poet of Mathematics and Physics  5. When the Mind Cannot be Trusted: The Lonely Genius of John Nash Jr.  6. An Interpretation of Franz Boas’ Contributions to Anthropology and Scientific Anti-Racism: Merging a Psychology of Science with Anthropology and Feminist Theory to Discuss the Human Influence in Science  7. Rachel Carson: A Scientist of Life Itself  8. Science in the Mists: Dian Fossey  9. Commentary