Constructing representations of Karl Spencer Lashley

Bibliographic Data

ID4002013
AuthorsDonald A Dewsbury (University of Florida, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume38
Issue3
Pages225-245
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jhbs.10060
PMID12115784
OpenAlexW2074838020
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited37

I compare, contrast, and analyze two published constructions, a straightforward approach and a social constructivist perspective, of the life and work of psychobiologist Karl S. Lashley (1890-1958). Although it is clear at a general level that scientific endeavors are affected by extrascientific factors, particular concern is directed at the issues involved in demonstrating that the scientific work of an individual, in this case Lashley, is affected by specific extrascientific influences. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that Lashley's work was driven predominantly by racial and genetic determinist positions and that he was something other than the scientist he represented himself as being. I then discuss an unpublished personality theory approach to Lashley that suggests the influence of some personality characteristics on his work and helps to provide balance and perspective in constructing representations of Lashley. (c) 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc

Cognitive science · Epistemology · Personality · Perspective (graphical) · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Representations and Identity