{"product_id":"9783032224842","title":"Goethe and Psychology A Pluralistic Outlook","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTheory and History in the Human and Social Sciences\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGoethe and Psychology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Pluralistic Outlook\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEnno Freiherr von Fircks | Dany Boulanger\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eGoethe and Psychology: A Pluralistic Outlook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e explores the deep and often overlooked connections between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s philosophical worldview and contemporary psychology. It argues that Goethe’s holistic natural philosophy—particularly his rejection of a strict subject-object dichotomy—offers valuable insights for modern psychological research, particularly in fields such as phenomenology, cultural psychology, and psychography. The book is divided into multiple sections, addressing both applied and theoretical advancements in what could be termed \"Goethian Psychology.\" It examines Goethe’s contributions to fields beyond literature, including his work in color theory, natural sciences, and philosophical anthropology. Various authors discuss how Goethe’s ideas can inform contemporary psychological research, whether through the development of alternative research protocols, analyses of his literary works through a psychological lens, or critiques of mainstream psychology’s overreliance on quantification. This perspective is complemented by translated chapters from major psychologists and philosophers analyzing the work of Goethe – the majority of chapters having been unpublished in English (Jonas Cohn, Georg Simmel, Wilhelm Dilthey). The book ultimately advocates for a more pluralistic and interdisciplinary approach to psychology that integrates Goethe’s legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEnno von Fircks, PhD is a psychologist and scholar whose work is situated at the intersection of cultural psychology, personology, and leadership studies. His research focuses on the role of culture in shaping personality, action, and social organization, with particular attention to historical context, lived experience, and the microgenetic development of meaning. Drawing on intellectual traditions associated with William Stern and Ernest E. Boesch, von Fircks has contributed to the renewal of person-centered and culturally grounded approaches within modern psychology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eVon Fircks’s scholarship is characterized by its interdisciplinary orientation, combining psychological theory with historical, sociocultural, and biographical analysis. His work frequently explores how individuals and groups construct meaning within specific cultural lifeworlds and how these processes inform identity, leadership, and social cohesion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHis recent publications reflect a sustained engagement with cultural psychology and its applications to leadership, action, and historical communities. These include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\r\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003evon Fircks, E. F. (2024). \u003cem\u003eConservativism: A Cultural-Psychological Exploration\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpringer.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003evon Fircks, E. (2024). \u003cem\u003eLearning with William Stern: Personology for Future\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIAP.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003evon Fircks, E. (2025). \u003cem\u003eLifeworlds of Baltic Germans: Psychography in Social Context\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003evon Fircks, E. (Ed.). (2025). \u003cem\u003eCulture and Leadership: From Approximation Towards Symbiosis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEmerald Group Publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003evon Fircks, E. F. (2025). \u003cem\u003eCulture of Action: Contributions to Ernest Edouard Boesch’s Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpringer Nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003evon Fircks, E. F. (2025). \u003cem\u003eStudying Leadership from a Microgenetic Perspective: Towards a Cultural-Psychological Theory of Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpringer Nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eDany Boulanger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e is a Canadian psychologist and professor at the Université du Québec at Outaouais. His interests include child and adolescent development, teaching and learning processes, and the promotion of professional development in the social sector. Dr. Boulanger has authored over 50 scientific publications, including articles such as \u003cem\u003e\"Aesthetic Social Representations and Concrete Dialogues across Boundaries: Toward Intergenerational CHARACTERization\"\u003c\/em\u003e and book chapters like \u003cem\u003e\"Dialogical Co-Zone of Proximal Development and Affectivity: Individually and Collectively Overcoming Intellectual Limits.\"\u003c\/em\u003e He has also edited works, notably \u003cem\u003e\"Relation Between School and Family in the Community: Dialogues Amidst Systemic Tensions,\"\u003c\/em\u003e published in 2024. His work significantly contributes to the understanding of the interactions between affective experiences and cognitive development.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032224842\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e293\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46413146816652,"sku":"9783032224842","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032224842.jpg?v=1781060520","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032224842","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}