Ivan Pavlov: A Very Short Introduction by Daniel P. Todes (English) Paperback Bo

Description: Ivan Pavlov by Daniel P. Todes This short biography explores the life and science of the famous Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, focusing on his lifelong quest to understand the "torments of our consciousness." Daniel P. Todes analyzes Pavlovs Nobel Prize-winning research on digestion and his iconic studies of conditional reflexes. He demonstrates that, contrary to myth, this brilliant experimenter did not use a bell, was uninterested in training dogs, was not a behaviorist, and was a profoundlyanthropomorphic thinker. He also explores the importance of his little-known research on chimps, and his final, unfinished manuscript on the relationship of science, Christianity, and Bolshevism. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this book, Daniel P. Todes provides concise introduction to the life and science of the great Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936). Todes weaves together Pavlovs life, values, context, and science by focusing upon his quest to understand the psyche and the "torments of our consciousness". This introduction follows the origins and maturation of Pavlovs quest from his early life in a priestly family in provincial Riazan, to hisstruggles and late professional success in the glittering capital of St. Petersburg, through the cataclysmic destruction of his world during the Bolshevik seizure of power and civil war of 1917-1921, to therebuilding of his life in his 70s as a "prosperous dissident" during the Leninist 1920s, and his success and personal torments in 1929-1936 during the industrialization, cultural revolution, and terror of Stalin times. Beyond a basic biography, Todes devotes particular attention to Pavlovs Nobel Prize-winning research on digestion (1891-1903) and his iconic studies of conditional reflexes and higher nervous activity (1903-1936), as well as his experiments with dogs.Fundamentally reinterpreting Pavlovs famous research on conditional reflexes, Todes shows that Pavlov was not a behaviorist, did not use a bell, and was uninterested in training dogs. The Russian scientistsought to explain not merely external behaviors, but the emotional and intellectual life of animals and humans. Furthermore, this iconic "objectivist" was a profoundly anthropomorphic thinker whose science was suffused with his own experiences and values. Exploring the two unpublished manuscripts upon which Pavlov was working when he died, Todes shows the importance of his little-known experiments on chimps and explores his final thoughts about the relationship of science, Christianity, andBolshevism. Author Biography Daniel P. Todes is Professor Emeritus of History of Medicine at John Hopkins University. His research concerns the relationship of scientific ideas to the context in which they are generated, and the history of science and medicine in Russia. He is the author of Darwin Without Malthus: The Struggle for Existence in Russian Evolutionary Thought and three previous books about Pavlov: Pavlovs Physiology Factory: Experiment,Interpretation, Laboratory Enterprise; a short biography for young adults: Ivan Pavlov: Exploring the Animal Machine; and the first archive-based scholarly biography in any language, Ivan Pavlov: A Russian Life in Science. His research has beensupported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, Fulbright-Hays, the International Research and Exchanges Board, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Table of Contents List of illustrationsChapter 1. Winter at KoltushiChapter 2. Certainty: Religious and ScientificChapter 3. The Haunted FactoryChapter 4. Pavlovs QuestChapter 5. Come the BolsheviksChapter 6. Nervous TypesChapter 7. Year of ClimaxesChapter 8. Final ReflectionsChapter 9. EpilogueReferencesFurther ReadingIndex Review A magnificent overview of the life, work, and scientific passions of the experimental biologist who revealed the conditioned reflex and became the first Russian Nobel Prize winner. Dan Todes provides concise and masterful insight into this fascinating figure. * Janet Browne, author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and The Power of Place * Long Description In this book, Daniel P. Todes provides concise introduction to the life and science of the great Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936). Todes weaves together Pavlovs life, values, context, and science by focusing upon his quest to understand the psyche and the "torments of our consciousness". This introduction follows the origins and maturation of Pavlovs quest from his early life in a priestly family in provincial Riazan, to hisstruggles and late professional success in the glittering capital of St. Petersburg, through the cataclysmic destruction of his world during the Bolshevik seizure of power and civil war of 1917-1921, to therebuilding of his life in his 70s as a "prosperous dissident" during the Leninist 1920s, and his success and personal torments in 1929-1936 during the industrialization, cultural revolution, and terror of Stalin times. Beyond a basic biography, Todes devotes particular attention to Pavlovs Nobel Prize-winning research on digestion (1891-1903) and his iconic studies of conditional reflexes and higher nervous activity (1903-1936), as well as his experiments with dogs.Fundamentally reinterpreting Pavlovs famous research on conditional reflexes, Todes shows that Pavlov was not a behaviorist, did not use a bell, and was uninterested in training dogs. The Russian scientistsought to explain not merely external behaviors, but the emotional and intellectual life of animals and humans. Furthermore, this iconic "objectivist" was a profoundly anthropomorphic thinker whose science was suffused with his own experiences and values. Exploring the two unpublished manuscripts upon which Pavlov was working when he died, Todes shows the importance of his little-known experiments on chimps and explores his final thoughts about the relationship of science, Christianity, andBolshevism. Review Text "A magnificent overview of the life, work, and scientific passions of the experimental biologist who revealed the conditioned reflex and became the first Russian Nobel Prize winner. Dan Todes provides concise and masterful insight into this fascinating figure." -- Janet Browne, author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and The Power of Place Review Quote "A magnificent overview of the life, work, and scientific passions of the experimental biologist who revealed the conditioned reflex and became the first Russian Nobel Prize winner. Dan Todes provides concise and masterful insight into this fascinating figure." -- Janet Browne, author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and The Power of Place Feature Selling point: Based on close reading of manuscripts and publications by Pavlov and his coworkersSelling point: Offers new interpretation of Pavlovs theory and practices as a scientistSelling point: Serves as authoritative, readable introduction to Pavlovs life, times, and work Details ISBN0190906693 Series Very Short Introductions Language English ISBN-10 0190906693 ISBN-13 9780190906696 Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Author Daniel P. Todes Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 2023 Birth 1961 Affiliation Professor Emeritus of History of Medicine, John Hopkins University Position Professor Emeritus of History of Medicine Qualifications Ph.D. NZ Release Date 2023-05-11 Publication Date 2023-05-25 UK Release Date 2023-05-25 DEWEY 153.1526 Audience General US Release Date 2023-05-25 AU Release Date 2022-12-14 Pages 160 Subtitle A Very Short Introduction We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142193378;

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