Heinz Werner and Developmental Science (eBook)

Jaan Valsiner (Herausgeber)

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2006 | 2005
XI, 439 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-306-48677-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Heinz Werner (1890-1964) was one of the three key developmental psychologists of the 20th century - along with Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. This book is a new exploration of Werner's ideas and their social contexts - in Vienna in his student years, in Hamburg up to 1933, followed by the years of transit as an immigrant to America at times of economic depression, finally culminating in his establishment of the prominent 'Clark tradition' in American psychology in the 1950s. The book offers an in-depth analysis of Werner's ideas as they were originally formulated in Vienna and Hamburg, and how they were changed by North American influences. Werner's pivotal role between European and American intellectual traditions is illuminated through the use of rich memories of his former students, unique documents from Werner's personal library at Clark, and analyses of links with other European traditions in philosophy and biological sciences. The European period (prior to 1933) in Werner's academic life is found to be definitive for Werner's contributions to science. The ideas developed in his early career continued in the form of a productive empirical research program in the 1950s at Clark. An analysis of the social-intellectual climate of the development of psychology in America in the 1950s is a special feature of this book that will further enhance an understanding of Werner's unique contribution

This book will be of interest to developmental psychologists, sociologists and historians of science, philosophers, practitioners working in special education and neuropsychology, and for general readers interested in the history of ideas and life courses of scientists.

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Heinz Werner (1890-1964) was one of the three key developmental psychologists of the 20th century - along with Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. This book is a new exploration of Werner's ideas and their social contexts - in Vienna in his student years, in Hamburg up to 1933, followed by the years of transit as an immigrant to America at times of economic depression, finally culminating in his establishment of the prominent "e;Clark tradition"e; in American psychology in the 1950s. The book offers an in-depth analysis of Werner's ideas as they were originally formulated in Vienna and Hamburg, and how they were changed by North American influences. Werner's pivotal role between European and American intellectual traditions is illuminated through the use of rich memories of his former students, unique documents from Werner's personal library at Clark, and analyses of links with other European traditions in philosophy and biological sciences. The European period (prior to 1933) in Werner's academic life is found to be definitive for Werner's contributions to science. The ideas developed in his early career continued in the form of a productive empirical research program in the 1950s at Clark. An analysis of the social-intellectual climate of the development of psychology in America in the 1950s is a special feature of this book that will further enhance an understanding of Werner's unique contribution This book will be of interest to developmental psychologists, sociologists and historians of science, philosophers, practitioners working in special education and neuropsychology, and for general readers interested in the history of ideas and life courses of scientists.

Inhalt

PREFACE 8
CONTENTS 10
GENERAL INTRODUCTION 13
BASIC LIFE COURSE: HEINZ WERNER 30
Part I The European Roots Re-examined 33
THE CONTEXT OF THE FORMATION OF HEINZ WERNER'S IDEAS 34
HEINZ WERNER AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE IN HAMBURG 63
THE MAKING OF A DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST 83
Part II Topics in development 114
METAPHOR AND PERCEPTION 115
RE-THINKING DEVELOPMENT 126
THE SENSORY- TONIC FIELD THEORY OF PERCEPTION 160
Part III The World at Clark 183
THE CLARK YEARS: CREATING A CULTURE 184
HEINZ WERNER: MENTOR AND MENSCH 204
WERNER: ORTHOGENESIS AS LIFE STYLE 209
HEINZ WERNER, MY SPIRITUAL GRANDFATHER 215
FEELING FOR OTHERS: WERNER'S INTERPERSONAL STYLE 222
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH HEINZ WERNER AT CLARK UNIVERSITY 225
WERNER RECOLLECTED 229
RELATING TO DR. WERNER: PAST AND PRESENT 235
Transforming Werner's Heritage 259
THE THEORY OF PHENOMENAL PSYCHOLOGY 260
CRITICAL PERSON- IN-ENVIRONMENT TRANSITIONS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 283
THE PRIMATE PHYLOGENY OF COGNITIVE ONTOGENY 304
WERNER'S DEVELOPMENTAL THOUGHT IN THE STUDY OF ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 319
HEINZ WERNER: CATALYST FOR A NEW WAY OF UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM 341
GENERAL SYNTHESIS 386
INDEX 420

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.11.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Path in Psychology
• Reihe/Serie: Path in Psychology
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 439 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Depression • Development • Education • Empirical Research • Environment • Europe • Integration • Jean Piaget • Neuropsychology • perception • Philosophy • Psychology • Science • Thought • University
• ISBN-10: 0-306-48677-6 / 0306486776
• ISBN-13: 978-0-306-48677-7 / 9780306486777