Shakespeare and the Experimental Psychologist

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introducing Shakespeare's psychological thought experiments; 2. Experimental research; Part I. Thought Experiments Involving Plays within Plays: 3. Hamlet; 4. Henry IV-Part- I; Part II. Thought Experiments and the Power of Context: 5. The Tempest; 6. As You Like It; 7. King Lear; 8. Othello; 9. Richard III; 10. Macbeth; 11. Julius Caesar.

About the author

Fathali M. Moghaddam is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science at Georgetown University, USA. Since 2014, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (an APA journal). His extensive publications include over thirty books and approximately 300 papers.

Summary

The thought experiments in Shakespearean plays show how the roots of experimental psychology are found in early modern literature. Thought experiments also play a pivotal role in science. By exploring the role of thought experiments in experimental psychology and literature, this book develops a holistic approach to understanding human behavior.

Additional text

'By exploring the historical roots of experimental psychology through his discussions of thought experiments in Shakespeare's plays, Moghaddam has demonstrated the importance of breaking out of disciplinary boundaries for deeper and better explanations of human behavior.' Philip G. Zimbardo, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Stanford University, California, and author of The Lucifer Effect

Product details

• Authors: Fathali M. Moghaddam, Fathali M. (Georgetown University Moghaddam, Moghaddam Fathali M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781108491501
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49150-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; English, Experimental Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean