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About this book
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.
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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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Einstein’s Brain
Book Subtitle: Genius, Culture, and Social Networks
Authors: Sal Restivo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32918-1
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32917-4Published: 27 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32920-4Published: 27 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32918-1Published: 19 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 163
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Neuropsychology, Science and Technology Studies, Philosophy of Mind, Neurosciences, Sociology of Culture