Citation
Halpern, Carolyn Tucker; Hood, Kathryn E.; & Lerner, Richard M. (2007). The Scientific Contributions of Gilbert Gottlieb: An Overview. European Journal of Developmental Science, 1(2), 97-101.Abstract
This special issue of the European Journal of Developmental Science is an expression of appreciation for the life and science of Gilbert Gottlieb, who passed away on July 13, 2006, leaving behind a rich personal and professional legacy. As the contributors to this special issue elaborate, Gottlieb was a major developmentalist and theoretician who, throughout his career, battled against scientific reductionism and advocated for an open, holistic, multi-level systems approach for understanding development. His developmental systems approach grew from decades of his research, which covered the range of emerging and continuing issues. In particular, he challenged the deterministic concept of an innate instinct and offered instead his generative conception of probabilistic epigenesis as a basis for shaping behavioral development as well as evolutionary change. We hope that younger scholars and those who are not familiar with Gilbert Gottlieb's work will find this special issue to be a useful introduction and a source of references to his insightful and original contributions. For scientists and philosophers who are familiar with Gottlieb's work, we hope that this issue serves as a reminder of the innovative facets of his work, and how those fit together to advance the prospects for a truly developmental scienceReference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2007Journal Title
European Journal of Developmental ScienceAuthor(s)
Halpern, Carolyn TuckerHood, Kathryn E.
Lerner, Richard M.