Perception Reconsidered - The Process Point of View

Franz Riffert

ISBN 10: 3631535465 / ISBN 13: 9783631535462

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang, 2007

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The collection of papers of this book discuss Whitehead's bold theory of perception from different angles. According to the major perspectives the book is divided into two major parts: the philosophical and the psychological perspective. The four philosophical papers focus on: the relation between Whitehead's theory of perception and his account of the phases of concrescence, the nature of causal explanations in Whitehead's theory of perception, a comparative study on Kitaro Nishida's philosophy of pure experience and Whitehead's philosophy of perception, and a contrasting account of Whitehead's theory of perception with that of Deleuze. In the five papers of part II of the book ('the psychological perspective'), some basic guidelines for conducting process-oriented psychological experiments on perceptgenesis are given. Then Whitehead's tri-modal theory of perception in the light of microgenetic research results is discussed. A comparison of Whitehead's position of the construction of solid objects with Piaget's account of the constructive development of the 'object permanent' in the young child follows. In the fourth paper James Gibson's early position on perception is compared with Whitehead's account. Finally it is shown that Whitehead's theory of perception may provide a mode of access to nonordinary experiences and an explanation for the emergence of nonordinary states of consciousness.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perception Reconsidered - The Process Point of View
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631535465
• ISBN 13: 9783631535462
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 13D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 311 grams

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Synopsis

The collection of papers of this book discuss Whitehead’s bold theory of perception from different angles. According to the major perspectives the book is divided into two major parts: the philosophical and the psychological perspective. The four philosophical papers focus on: the relation between Whitehead’s theory of perception and his account of the phases of concrescence, the nature of causal explanations in Whitehead’s theory of perception, a comparative study on Kitaro Nishida’s philosophy of pure experience and Whitehead’s philosophy of perception, and a contrasting account of Whitehead’s theory of perception with that of Deleuze. In the five papers of part II of the book («the psychological perspective»), some basic guidelines for conducting process-oriented psychological experiments on perceptgenesis are given. Then Whitehead’s tri-modal theory of perception in the light of microgenetic research results is discussed. A comparison of Whitehead’s position of the construction of solid objects with Piaget’s account of the constructive development of the ’object permanent’ in the young child follows. In the fourth paper James Gibson’s early position on perception is compared with Whitehead’s account. Finally it is shown that Whitehead’s theory of perception may provide a mode of access to nonordinary experiences and an explanation for the emergence of nonordinary states of consciousness.

About the Author

The Editor: Franz G. Riffert studied philosophy, theology, psychology and education at Salzburg University (Austria). He received grants to study at the Catholic University of Eichstätt (Germany) and at the Center for Process Studies, Los Angeles (USA). Since 1995 he has been working at the department for educational research at Salzburg University. His interests focus on studies in empirical education (diagnosis, intervention, methods of instruction, teacher training, school development, and self-evaluation) and philosophical foundations of education (with special emphasis on the works of A. N. Whitehead and K. R. Popper).