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The Sane Positivist: A Biography of Edward L. Thorndike Hardcover – January 1, 1968

by Geraldine M Jonçich (Author)
3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0006BVXCC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wesleyan University Press; First Edition (January 1, 1968)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 634 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
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Clay
3.0 out of 5 stars Exhaustive
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2023
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This book goes into so much detail and breath I would guess Thorndike himself would be confused as to why so many random things are in here. I bet he would not remember some of these things too. I read about 80 percent of the book and gave up. Too repetitive, too much conjecture, too much info that doesn't seem relevant to Thorndike or have anything to do with the man. With such a long book, I wish I could have learned more about his view about the scientific method. I learned a lot of random details about his distant relatives for some reason.
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Flo Fisher
4.0 out of 5 stars Review of "The Sane Positivist: a biography of Edward Thorndike"
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2008
A well-written and balanced biography of Edward Thorndike. One catches fragments of his work in graduate programs in diverse fields from psychometrics to instructional design and school managment. This biography brings these elements into a coherent portrait of his work--reminding one of the role education studies played in the emergence of experimental research in the late 19th and early 20th centuries--with Thorndike being a leading figure to bring scientific methods to educatin (and other fields).

Not only was Thorndike a "father" of several of these interrelated fields, but his work had major impacts on educatinal practice. (For example, his early empirical work on learning demonstrated that contrary to popular opinion among many educators, civic leaders, etc, the study of classic Latin failed to "discipline the mind" in ways that affected learning and achievement in other fields--a finding that helped fuel the transformation of US curricula in the early 20th Century.

The book includes interesting details--such as the refusual of the university to allow him to conduct his dissertation research on conditioned learning on children--so the dissertation research was instead conducted on chickens that a faculty member (William James) was kind enough to keep in the basement of James' home. And this long before the emergence of IRBs!

The story of Thorndike's early research on health related issues conducted in a school in upstate New York provides helpful perspective on ongoing issues in education and health research. The research topic and methods stirred controversy in the community--including a "poll" and campaign by a local newspaper to terminate the controversial study. (Thorndike pushed ahead and completed the research, with the school's support.) Nothing new?

Overall, an informative and useful book that provides perspective on several ongoing issues.
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