The life cycle of psychological ideas. Understanding prominence and the dynamics of intellectual change.

Sonst. Personen	Dalton, Thomas C. (Hrsg.)
Titel	The life cycle of psychological ideas. Understanding prominence and the dynamics of intellectual change.
Quelle	New York [u.a.]: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ. (2004), XVI, 364 S.Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	PATH in psychology
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis Titelbild (1) Titelbild (2) Verlagsangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-306-47998-2
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Beeinflussung; Erfolg; Misserfolg; Psychologie; Geschichte (Histor); Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Wissenschaftsdisziplin; Entwicklung; Theorie
Abstract	This book focuses on the familiar but little understood cycle whereby some "great" psychologists' ideas reach a pinnacle of influence that endure while others slide into oblivion and then are "rediscovered" and rehabilitated to become relevant again [...]. The contributors of this volume examine and assess several factors (i.e., personal professional, scientific, organizational, theoretical and ideological, etc.) that contribute to this cycle whereby some influential psychologists enjoy enduring prominence for their ideas, while others suffer periods of indifference, misinterpretation and sometimes, derision before being revived and seen in a new light. A closely related issue examined here is why prevailing ideas and assumptions about psychological phenomena undergo significant change and sometimes topple or even reverse received theory. Why some theories and theorists' reputations flourish, attract adherents and form schools of thought while others don't are interesting questions that require us to adopt a larger perspective, by comparing individuals and their intellectual contributions across time and through different domains. The editors and contributors shed light on this putative cycle and examine why it seemingly contributes to the never-ending search for the origins and founders of a discipline and to attempts to retrace their theoretical heritage. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2018/2