- Uses an integrative approach, examining the personal, social, and cognitive dimensions of science practice.
- Features engaging Case Studies across sciences and time periods for reflection and discussion
- Largely written by students for students, with description of each author's personal connection to the scientist examined and discussion questions following each case study.
- Invites discussion of questions such as What is a scientist? What is science? What does it mean to do science, and when is one doing it?
- Offers scholarly commentary on the value of case studies for psychology of science (and psychology more broadly)
- Includes a chapter of commentary from an authority on case study method and the philosophical foundations of psychology.
Lisa M. Osbeck is Professor of Psychology at the University of West Georgia, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a past-president of the Society for General Psychology (APA Division 1).
Stephen L. Antczak's academic publishing credits feature in the publications Qualitative Psychology, the Journal of Constructivist Psychology, and the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. Areas of interest include the communication of knowledge in science teams and the subjective experiences of working scientists.
Title: Person-Centered Studies in Psychology of Science: Examining the Active Person
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ISBN: 9781032233086
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-12-29
Number of Pages: 172
Weight: 0.2651 kg
Person-Centered Studies in Psychology of Science maintains that various psychological features of individual scientists are indispensable for a thoroughgoing understanding of science itself. 'Case studies' of prominent historically-and-disciplinarily diverse scientists vividly illustrate this indisputable-yet-overlooked fact. Taken as a whole, the book provides a missing link in contemporary science studies: How appreciating the personal, cognitive, and social dimensions of scientists themselves sheds new light on their well-known contributions to knowledge about the world and ourselves. Students and educators will find much to discuss in these pages, written by authors who focus their psychological lenses on the workings of science at the level of scientists themselves.
Barbara S. Held, Barry Wish Professor of Psychology and Social Studies Emerita, Bowdoin College, USA
In this fascinating, provocative set of explorations of the lives of particular scientists, the authors shed new light on the psychology of science and on the nature of science itself.
Alan Tjeltveit, Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Muhlenberg College, USA
I recommend this gem of a book to a very broad audience. More than pedagogical, it is a ground-breaking contribution to the psychology of science and to qualitative, person-centered psychology. A welcome addition to undergraduate and graduate curricula that will attract and edify students at all levels, this fascinating collection will also interest the lay public. Its engaging style and substance will be enjoyed by readers as their understanding of both science and psychology are challenged and enhanced.
Frederick J. Wertz, Professor Emeritus, Fordham University, USA
