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- About this book
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This book reviews the research on Einstein’s brain from a sociological perspective and in the context of the social brain paradigm. Instead of “Einstein, the genius of geniuses” standing on the shoulders of giants, Restivo proposes a concept of Einstein the social being standing on the shoulders of social networks. Rather than challenging Einstein’s uniqueness or the uniqueness of his achievements, the book grounds Einstein and his achievements in a social ecology opposed to the myths of the “I,” individualism, and the very idea of “genius.” “Einstein” is defined by the particular configuration of social networks that he engaged as his life unfolded, not by biological inheritances.
- About the authors
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Sal Restivo is a sociologist/anthropologist who has held professorships and endowed chairs at universities in the U.S., Europe, and China. He is a former president of the Society for Social Studies of Science and author most recently of Sociology, Science, and the End of Philosophy: How Society Shapes Brains, Gods, Maths, and Logics (Palgrave, 2017).
With Mario Incayawar and Jenelle Clarke.
- Reviews
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“What a wonderful book. It’s a joy to read and delivers a powerful sociological message. Restivo’s account of the debates over analyzing Einstein’s Brain is great to have. I hope the defining slogan of this book will travel widely: ‘Give me a genius and I will give you a social network.’” (Randall Collins, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, author of The Sociology of Philosophies (1998))
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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“Einstein” as a Grammatical Illusion
Pages 1-17
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The Social Self: Beyond the Myth of Individualism
Pages 19-37
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Einstein’s Brain: A Conspiracy of Mythologies
Pages 39-69
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Genius: Standing on the Shoulders of Social Networks
Pages 71-99
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The Social Brain Paradigm
Pages 101-121
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Einstein’s Brain
- Book Subtitle
- Genius, Culture, and Social Networks
- Authors
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- Sal Restivo
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-32918-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-32918-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-32917-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 163
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations
- Topics
