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

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 Mendeleevs Discovery: A Multidimensional, Relational Perspective  4. Henri Poincar?: 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

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.

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.

Opening up key questions about what science is, and what comprises a scientist, the volume offers an accessible introductory approach to psychology of science, a growing area in Science and Technology Studies (STS). Case studies focus on the psychological contexts of the contributions for which the scientist is known. Without diminishing its epistemic authority, science is presented as a psychologically saturated human activity, one that is especially illustrative oflã(