Ken Manktelow

Beyond Reasoning (eBook, ePUB)

The Life, Times and Work of Peter Wason, Pioneering Psychologist

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book tells the story of Peter Cathcart Wason, offering unique insights into the life of the pioneering research psychologist credited for establishing a whole new field of science: the psychological study of reasoning.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000287653
• Artikelnr.: 60533584

Autorenporträt

Ken Manktelow was formerly Professor of Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, having begun his academic career with a PhD on reasoning, examined by Wason himself. He is the author of several books and articles on the topic.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures and tables
Preface and style notes
1. Creation
2. Hell and heaven
3. End of a world
4. Service
5. The most important moment
6. Oxford to London, via Scotland
7. Curiosity pays
8. Life and chess
9. Clearing the fog
10. As easy as 2-4-6
11. Hits of the 60s
12. Moving on
13. Fruits of the field
14. Working with the problem
15. Two minds
16. Reading and writing
17. New problems
18. Turning tides
19. The final chapter
Appendix 1: Wason's family tree: Paternal line
Appendix 2: Wason's family tree: Maternal line
Appendix 3: Wason's family tree: Chronological list
Notes and sources
Name index
Subject index