Background
Ash, Mitchell Graham was born on September 26, 1948 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Warren Howard and Carol Ann Ash.
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Gestalt Psychology in German Culture, 1890-1967: Holism and the Quest for Objectivity (Cambridge Studies in the History of Psychology) by Mitchell G. Ash (1996-01-26)
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Gestalt Psychology in German Culture, 1890-1967: Holism and the Quest for Objectivity (Cambridge Studies in the History of Psychology)
(This is the first full-length historical study of Gestalt...)
This is the first full-length historical study of Gestalt psychology--an attempt to advance holistic thought within natural science. Holistic thought is often portrayed as a wooly-minded revolt against reason and modern science, but this is not so. On the basis of rigorous experimental research and scientific argument as well as on philosophical grounds, the Gestalt theorists Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler and Kurt Koffka opposed conceptions of science and mind that equated knowledge of nature with its effective manipulation and control. Instead, they attempted to establish dynamic principles of inherent, objective order and meaning in current language, principles of self-organization in human perception and thinking, in human and animal behavior, and in the physical world. The impact of their work ranged from cognitive science to theoretical biology and film theory. Based on exhaustive research in primary sources, including archival material cited here for the first time, this study illuminates the multiple social and intellectual contexts of Gestalt theory and analyzes the emergence, development and reception of its conceptual foundations and research programs from 1890 to 1967.
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Gestalt Psychology in German Culture 1890 - 1967. Holism and the Quest for Objectivity.
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Mitchell Graham Ash
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Mitchell Graham Ash, American History educator. Avocations: singing lieder and opera, squash.
M C. Fulbright fellow, 1978-1980, German Research county postdoctoral fellow, 1982-1984, National Science Foundation research fellow, 1986-1987, 95-, Institute Advanced Study Berlin fellow, 1990-1991; U. Iowa Faculty scholar, 1992-1995.
Education
Bachelor, Amherst College, 1970; AM, Harvard University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1982; postgraduate, Free U. Berlin, 1977-1982.
Career
Research associate, Psychological Institute, U. Mainz, Germany, 1982-1984;
assistant professor of history, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1984-1989;
associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1989-1996;
professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1996. Visiting professor U. Goettingen, Germany, 1992, U. Vienna, Austria, 1993. Member editorial board Isis, Madison, Wisconsin, 1991-1994.
Psychologie und Geschichte, Heidelberg, Germany, since 1990, Journal of History of Behavioral Sciences, New York, since 1997.
Achievements
Works
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Gestalt Psychology in German Culture, 1890-1967: Holism and the Quest for Objectivity (Cambridge Studies in the History of Psychology)
(This is the first full-length historical study of Gestalt...)
- Forced Migration and Scientific Change: Emigre German-Speaking Scientists and Sc
- Gestalt Psychology in German Culture, 1890-1967: Holism and the Quest for Objectivity (Cambridge Studies in the History of Psychology) by Mitchell G. Ash (1996-01-26)
- Gestalt Psychology in German Culture 1890 - 1967. Holism and the Quest for Objectivity.
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Gestalt Psychology in German Culture, 1890-1967: Holism and the Quest for Objectivity (Cambridge Studies in the History of Psychology)
Membership
Board of directors Iowa City Foreign Rels. Council, 1990-1994; member of advisory board Iowa City Science Center, since 1992. Member History of Science Society, American History Association, British Society History of Science, Gesellschaft fuer Wissenschaftengeschichte (governing board since 1996), International Society for History of Social and Behavioral Sciences, International Society for History of Psychoanalysis, Forum for History of Human Science (steering committee 1991-1992, chair 1992-1996).
Connections
Married Christiane Hartnack, January 2, 1989.
Awards
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Fulbright fellow, 1978-1980, German Research county postdoctoral fellow, 1982-1984, National Science Foundation research fellow, 1986-1987, 95-, Institute Advanced Study Berlin fellow, 1990-1991. U. Iowa Faculty scholar, 1992-1995.Fulbright fellow, 1978-1980, German Research county postdoctoral fellow, 1982-1984, National Science Foundation research fellow, 1986-1987, 95-, Institute Advanced Study Berlin fellow, 1990-1991. U. Iowa Faculty scholar, 1992-1995.