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1 Online-Ressource (x, 228 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9783319010625
Series Statement:
History and philosophy of psychology
Content:
This book presents a scientific biography of Edgar Rubin, one of the outstanding pioneers of perceptual psychology in the early twentieth century. It also argues for the importance of description in psychology.
Content:
Is it a glass centerpiece--or is it really two faces? The familiar optical illusion known as the Rubin Vase embodies the complexities of the brain's recognition of visual figures and backgrounds. Its creator's accomplishments, however, extend far beyond this well-known concept. Edgar Rubin and Psychology in Denmark tours a tumultuous century of history, politics, culture, and thought as reflected in the intellectual life of Denmark following the Golden Age of Kierkegaard and H. C. Andersen. Rubin's scholarly journey takes him from the debate over the scientific study of "the soul" to the maturation of perceptual psychology, providing both human context for our modern understanding of consciousness and a timeline for the recognition of psychology as science. Besides his revolutionary discoveries in visual perception, less-known aspects of his work are explored, such as his observations on taste and the perception of speech, as is his relationship--and reluctant contribution--to Gestalt theory. In these pages, Rubin is portrayed as a thinker simultaneously of his time and place and distinctly universal and modern. Included in this fascinating biography: The role of philosophy in the development of psychology. From psychophysics to experimental psychology. The education of psychologists. Rubin and the phenomenological approach in psychology. The impact of Rubin’s work on Visually Experienced Figures and why it still resonates today. Setback and perseverance during World War Two. Niels Bohr and Edgar Rubin. Rubin's later work and legacy to modern psychology. For those interested in the history of psychology and the history of ideas, and for students and specialists in perceptual psychology, Edgar Rubin and Psychology in Denmark will inform, inspire, and even delight
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Growing up in Copenhagen -- 1.1…Copenhagen, 1833 -- 1.2…Jews in DenmarkDenmark -- 1.3…Family and Early Years -- 1.4…Education -- 1.5…Gazing into the Heavenly Light -- References -- 2 Psychology Without a Soul -- 2.1…The Lure of Metaphysical Longings -- 2.2…A Bon Papa Sort of Man -- 2.3…A Quality of Familiarity -- 2.4…Food for Thought -- 2.5…Tutorials in the Philosophical Factory -- References -- 3 Apprentice in Lehmann's Laboratory -- 3.1…The Psychologist Dares not Experiment on the Soul -- 3.2…The Intrepid Experimenter -- 3.3…Aristotle and Socrates in Copenhagen -- 3.4…Ekliptika -- 3.5…Paradoxical Warmth -- 3.6…Magister Artium -- A.1. Appendix -- A.2. Edgar Rubin's (1910) Syllabus for the Magister Artium Examination -- A.2.0 Psychology (Major Area) -- A.2.0 Older Classic Works -- A.2.0 Works on the History of Philosophy -- A.2.0 Logic -- A.2.0 Ethics -- References -- 4 Triumph and Tragedy in Academia -- 4.1…Sympathetic Understanding -- 4.2…Purgatory in Göttingen -- 4.3…Høffding's Last Lecture -- 4.4…Rubin's Revolution in Perception -- 4.4.1 Figure and Ground -- 4.4.2 The Areal Figure, The Contour, The Stroke -- 4.5…The Boat of My Soul Staggers -- 4.6…Høffding's Successor -- References -- 5 Philosopher or Psychologist -- 5.1…Competing for a Professorate -- 5.2…The Metaphysician in Overalls -- 5.3…Lehmann's Successor -- 5.4…The End of an Era -- 5.5…Drawn Unto the Gestalt Bandwagon -- References -- 6 The Aspective Psychologist -- 6.1…Explorations in the Human Sensorium -- 6.2…An Old-Fashioned Introspectionist -- 6.3…Playing the Part of Your Bad Conscience -- 6.4…Popularizing Psychology -- 6.5…Pest Over Europe -- 6.6…A Tastetaste for England -- 6.7…Aspective PsychologyAspective psychology -- 6.8…Occupation, Arrest, and the Flight to Sweden -- References -- 7 Final Years and Legacy -- 7.1…The Return from Sweden.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783319010618
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783319033143
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Pind, Jörgen L. Edgar Rubin and psychology in Denmark Cham : Springer, 2014 ISBN 9783319010618
Language:
English
Keywords:
Rubin, Edgar 1886-1951
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