Naturalists' Portrayals of Animal Life
Engaging the Verstehen Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8104768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eileen Crist (0000-0003-3070-9697, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University, 726 University Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA. Fax: +1 607 255 0616., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 799-838 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Studies of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-3127 • E-ISSN: 1460-3659 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030631296026004004 |
| OpenAlex | W2099546368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper is an investigation into naturalists' understanding of animal life, focusing specifically on the turn-of-the-century naturalists George and Elizabeth Peckham, and Jean Henri Fabre. It argues that these authors apply what social scientists call the `Verstehen' method to the study of animals, in that they approach animal action as evidencing a subjective, experiential perspective. The presuppositions and forms of evidencing and reasoning of the naturalist genre are analyzed, and their effects on the portrayal of animals are elucidated, by looking closely at the particular authors. The paper ends by examining the connection between the form of knowledge of animal life embedded in naturalist studies, and the question of anthropomorphism
Action (physics · Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Experiential learning · George (robot · Naturalism · Perspective (graphical · Presupposition · Sociology · Verstehen · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2018 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |