Einstein’s Brain

Genius, Culture, and Social Networks

AvSal Restivo

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book reviews the research on Einstein’s brain from a sociological perspective and in the context of the social brain paradigm. Instead of “Einstein, the genius of geniuses” standing on the shoulders of giants, Restivo proposes a concept of Einstein the social being standing on the shoulders of social networks. Rather than challenging Einstein’s uniqueness or the uniqueness of his achievements, the book grounds Einstein and his achievements in a social ecology opposed to the myths of the “I,” individualism, and the very idea of “genius.” “Einstein” is defined by the particular configuration of social networks that he engaged as his life unfolded, not by biological inheritances.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-27
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:353 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:163
Upplaga:19001
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030329174

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Sal Restivo is a sociologist/anthropologist who has held professorships and endowed chairs at universities in the U.S., Europe, and China. He is a former president of the Society for Social Studies of Science and author most recently of Sociology, Science, and the End of Philosophy: How Society Shapes Brains, Gods, Maths, and Logics (Palgrave, 2017).With Mario Incayawar and Jenelle Clarke.

Innehållsförteckning

1. “Einstein” as a Grammatical Illusion.- 2. The Social Self: Beyond the Myth of Individualism.- 3. Einstein’s Brain: A Conspiracy of Mythologies.- 4. Genius: Standing on the Shoulders of Social Networks.- 5. The Social Brain Paradigm.- 6. The Social Brain: Implications For Therapeutic And Preventive Protocols In Psychiatry.