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Informationen zum Autor Dr Harvey Schwartz is a training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Association of New York (PANY) and at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia (PCOP). He currently serves as the chair of the International Psychoanalytical Association in Health committee. He is a contributor to and (co)editor of four books including Psychodynamic Concepts in General Psychiatry and Illness in the Analyst: Implications for the Treatment Relationship. He is the producer of the IPA podcast Psychoanalysis On and Off the Couch and is the founder of the Jewish Thought and Psychoanalysis lecture series website. Klappentext Perception presents classic essays on the conceptual and theoretical problems in the study of vision. In a style that is accessible to the non-expert, the volume lays out core issues in the theory of vision and then sets up a dialogue on the topics among philosophers and psychologists, past and present. Perception provides the historical background on the important debates in this field, considers alternative accounts of the basis for the individuation of the senses, explores the controversy over whether perception is direct or indirect, and examines the difficulties and complexities of drawing a principled distinction between perception and conception. This collection will interest anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the complex problems of perception. It will also appeal to scholars in search of a compact collection of some of the best expository writing in this area. Zusammenfassung This text presents classic essays on the conceptual and theoretical problems in the study of vision. In a style that is accessible to the non-expert! it lays out core issues in the theory of vision and then sets up a dialogue on the topics among philosophers and psychologists! past and present. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Historical Background Introduction 1. From On The Soul Aristotle 2. From An Essay Towards A New Theory Of Vision George Berkeley 3. From Essays On The Intellectual Powers Of Man Thomas Reid 4. From The Philosophy Of The Enlightenment Ernst Cassirer 5. From Elements Of Physiology Johannes Müller 6. From Treatise On Physiological Optics Hermann Von Helmholtz 7. From Principles Of Gestalt Psychology Kurt Koffka Part II: The Senses Introduction 8. From The Senses Considered As Perceptual Systems And The Ecological Approach To Visual Perception James J. Gibson 9. From In And Out Of The Black Box David W. Hamlyn 10. From Perception And Cognition John Heil 11. From The Will Brian O'Shaughnessy 12. From The Analysis Of Sensation Ernst Mach 13. From Molyneux's Question Michael J. Morgan 14. Molyneux's Question Gareth Evans Part III: Direct Versus Indirect Theories of Perception Introduction 15. A Theory Of Direct Perception And From The Ecological Approach To Perception James J. Gibson 16. How Direct Is Visual Perception? Jerry A. Fodor and Zenon W. Pylyshyn 17. Inference In Perception Irvin Rock 18. Is The Visual System As Smart As It Looks? Patricia Smith Churchland 19. Tacit Assumptions In The Computational Study Of Vision Simon Ullman 20. 'Why Do Things Look As They Do?' William Epstein Part IV: Perception and Conception Introduction 21. Seeing, Believing, And Knowing Fred Dretske 22. From Wittgenstein Robert Fogelin 23. From Patterns Of Discovery Norwood Russell Hanson 24. Analo...
Table des matières
Acknowledgments.
Introduction. .
Part I: Historical Background.
Introduction.
1. From On The Soul (Aristotle).
2. From An Essay Towards A New Theory Of Vision (George Berkeley).
3. From Essays On The Intellectual Powers Of Man (Thomas Reid).
4. From The Philosophy Of The Enlightenment (Ernst Cassirer).
5. From Elements Of Physiology (Johannes Müller).
6. From Treatise On Physiological Optics (Hermann Von Helmholtz).
7. From Principles Of Gestalt Psychology (Kurt Koffka) .
Part II: The Senses.
Introduction.
8. From The Senses Considered As Perceptual Systems And The Ecological Approach To Visual Perception (James J. Gibson).
9. From In And Out Of The Black Box (David W. Hamlyn).
10. From Perception And Cognition (John Heil).
11. From The Will (Brian O'Shaughnessy).
12. From The Analysis Of Sensation (Ernst Mach).
13. From Molyneux's Question (Michael J. Morgan).
14. Molyneux's Question (Gareth Evans) .
Part III: Direct Versus Indirect Theories of Perception.
Introduction.
15. A Theory Of Direct Perception And From The Ecological Approach To Perception (James J. Gibson).
16. How Direct Is Visual Perception? (Jerry A. Fodor and Zenon W. Pylyshyn).
17. Inference In Perception (Irvin Rock).
18. Is The Visual System As Smart As It Looks? (Patricia Smith Churchland).
19. Tacit Assumptions In The Computational Study Of Vision (Simon Ullman).
20. 'Why Do Things Look As They Do?' (William Epstein) .
Part IV: Perception and Conception.
Introduction.
21. Seeing, Believing, And Knowing (Fred Dretske).
22. From Wittgenstein (Robert Fogelin).
23. From Patterns Of Discovery (Norwood Russell Hanson).
24. Analogue Content (Christopher Peacocke).
25. Where Perceiving Ends And Thinking Begins (Elizabeth S. Spelke).
26. Seeing Is Believing - Or Is It? (Daniel C. Dennett).
Index.
Commentaire
" Perception is an outstanding introduction to the conceptual and theoretical problems of visual perception. Robert Schwartz has integrated a well-balanced collection of clear and thought-provoking writings from influential philosophers and psychologists, extending from Aristotle to the present. Perception is essential reading for students of the philosophy and psychology of visual perception." Donald D. Hoffman, University of California, Irvine
"This anthology is unique in combining substantial readings in the psychology and philosophy of visual perception. Through judicious selection, it surveys the historical background from Aristotle to Koffka, then represents in depth the variety of contemporary issues and positions. It will serve as a strong backbone for courses in philosophy of perception or visual studies." Gary Hatfield, University of Pennsylvania
