Shakespeare and the Experimental Psychologist

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-49150-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 493 g

Gain a better understanding of human behavior by exploring thought experiments in Shakespearean plays and the historical roots of experimental psychology within early modern literature. This book combines scientific psychology with English literature to discuss thought experiments in selected Shakespeare plays and examine the central role of thought experiments in the natural sciences. Thought experiments are essential for progress in scientific research. Indeed, Albert Einstein and a number of other leading scientists relied almost exclusively on thought experiments. Thought experiments also play a pivotal role in English literature, particularly in Shakespeare plays. By focussing on thought experiments and experimental psychology's place within early modern English literature, the volume establishes a more wholistic approach to understanding human behavior.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moghaddam, Fathali M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Experimentelle Psychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introducing Shakespeare's psychological thought experiments; 2. Experimental research; Part I. Thought Experiments Involving Plays within Plays: 3. Hamlet; 4. Henry IV-Part- I; Part II. Thought Experiments and the Power of Context: 5. The Tempest; 6. As You Like It; 7. King Lear; 8. Othello; 9. Richard III; 10. Macbeth; 11. Julius Caesar.

Über Autor(innen)

Moghaddam, Fathali M.
Fathali M. Moghaddam is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science at Georgetown University, USA. Since 2014, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (an APA journal). His extensive publications include over thirty books and approximately 300 papers.