Darwin On Man: A Psychological Study Of Scientific Creativity
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Book: Fair
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Pages: Good
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What drives a scientific genius to overturn centuries of accepted wisdom, and what does the inner life of that genius look like? Howard E. Gruber's landmark Darwin on Man offers an unprecedented psychological portrait of Charles Darwin, tracing the evolution of his revolutionary thought through a meticulous analysis of his private notebooks, correspondence, and early manuscripts. Drawing on cognitive psychology and the history of science, Gruber reconstructs the painstaking, deeply human process by which Darwin arrived at his theory of natural selection — a journey marked not by sudden epiphany, but by years of systematic, creative struggle. This second edition, which carries a foreword by the eminent developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, stands as a foundational text in the field of creativity studies and the psychology of scientific discovery. Gruber argues brilliantly that Darwin's genius was not an innate gift but a constructed achievement, shaped by a unique network of enterprises and a sustained commitment to his vision. Rich in intellectual depth and written with scholarly precision, Darwin on Man challenges every assumption about how great ideas are born — and leaves the reader wondering just how many other revolutions in thought remain tantalizingly close to the surface of a single, disciplined mind.
Author: Howard E. Gruber
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What drives a scientific genius to overturn centuries of accepted wisdom, and what does the inner life of that genius look like? Howard E. Gruber's landmark Darwin on Man offers an unprecedented psychological portrait of Charles Darwin, tracing the evolution of his revolutionary thought through a meticulous analysis of his private notebooks, correspondence, and early manuscripts. Drawing on cognitive psychology and the history of science, Gruber reconstructs the painstaking, deeply human process by which Darwin arrived at his theory of natural selection — a journey marked not by sudden epiphany, but by years of systematic, creative struggle. This second edition, which carries a foreword by the eminent developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, stands as a foundational text in the field of creativity studies and the psychology of scientific discovery. Gruber argues brilliantly that Darwin's genius was not an innate gift but a constructed achievement, shaped by a unique network of enterprises and a sustained commitment to his vision. Rich in intellectual depth and written with scholarly precision, Darwin on Man challenges every assumption about how great ideas are born — and leaves the reader wondering just how many other revolutions in thought remain tantalizingly close to the surface of a single, disciplined mind.