ISBN10: 3319010611, ISBN13: 9783319010618, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover unread, like new
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2013]

Cham Springer 2013 2014 ed. Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 228 p. Contains: Unspecified. History and Philosophy of Psychology.

ISBN10: 3319010611, ISBN13: 9783319010618, [publisher: Springer International Publishing] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Edgar Rubin was one of the outstanding pioneers of perceptual psychology in the early twentieth century. His approach involved a turning away from an earlier elementaristic psychology towards an approach based on 'perceptual wholes.' Rubin's approach is closely linked to the Gestalt revolution in perceptual psychology and was eagerly embraced by the Gestaltists. This has often led to Rubin being classified as a Gestalt psychologist. This misrepresents his position as is shown in the book. Rubin's aim was to develop a descriptive psychology - or aspective psychology to use his terminology - which would do full justice to the complex nature of psychological phenomena. Thus he rejected attempts by the Gestalt psychologists to explain diverse phenomena within a single overarching framework. While Rubin is internationally often misclassified as a Gestalt psychologist, in Denmark he is often hailed as a pioneer of a specific Danish 'school of phenomenology.' This also misrepresents Rubin's approach who was highly critical of psychological 'schools.' His criticisms of the overambitious theoretical aspirations of Gestalt psychology, his negative attitude towards school formation in psychology were both highly prescient. What remains today of Gestalt psychology is primarily its desc ...
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ISBN10: 3319010611, ISBN13: 9783319010618, [publisher: Springer International Publishing] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Edgar Rubin was one of the outstanding pioneers of perceptual psychology in the early twentieth century. His approach involved a turning away from an earlier elementaristic psychology towards an approach based on 'perceptual wholes.' Rubin's approach is closely linked to the Gestalt revolution in perceptual psychology and was eagerly embraced by the Gestaltists. This has often led to Rubin being classified as a Gestalt psychologist. This misrepresents his position as is shown in the book. Rubin's aim was to develop a descriptive psychology - or aspective psychology to use his terminology - which would do full justice to the complex nature of psychological phenomena. Thus he rejected attempts by the Gestalt psychologists to explain diverse phenomena within a single overarching framework. While Rubin is internationally often misclassified as a Gestalt psychologist, in Denmark he is often hailed as a pioneer of a specific Danish 'school of phenomenology.' This also misrepresents Rubin's approach who was highly critical of psychological 'schools.' His criticisms of the overambitious theoretical aspirations of Gestalt psychology, his negative attitude towards school formation in psychology were both highly prescient. What remains today of Gestalt psychology is primarily its desc ...
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Cham Springer 2013 2014 ed. Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 228 p. Contains: Unspecified. History and Philosophy of Psychology.

ISBN10: 3319010611, ISBN13: 9783319010618, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover Like New
[liverpool, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]