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ABSTRACT Upon the occasion of my retirement as editor of this journal, Ecological Psychology, I provide a short history of its founding and development—from the glimmer of an idea in 1981 to the current 28th volume.
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The purpose of this paper is to help an audience attracted to environmental philosophy get to the core of Gibson's system in a compact form and to appreciate the necessity for an account of the environment in epistemology. I... more
The purpose of this paper is to help an audience attracted to environmental philosophy get to the core of Gibson's system in a compact form and to appreciate the necessity for an account of the environment in epistemology. I hope to show that Gibson's is a consistent and ...
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This is the third volume in the series History of Psychological Ideas from Transaction Publishers. Jaan Valsiner contributed the Foreword. Cornelis de Waal, a Peirce scholar and editor of a collection of New Realist writings, wrote the... more
This is the third volume in the series History of Psychological Ideas from Transaction Publishers. Jaan Valsiner contributed the Foreword. Cornelis de Waal, a Peirce scholar and editor of a collection of New Realist writings, wrote the Preface. Eric Charles edited the volume and wrote the extensive Introduction. For most readers of this review, the first questions will be, “Who was E. B. Holt?” and “Why should we be interested in him?” The short answer is that Holt was one of the most able students of William James and Hugo Münsterberg. He remained at Harvard after his Ph.D. in what was arguably the best Philosophy Department in the world (Kuklick, 1977). As a psychologist, Holt conducted research inspired by Münsterberg and developed a motor theory of vision. He insisted on the importance of behavior and was known as one of the early behaviorists, albeit a sophisticated one, as opposed to John B. Watson. As a philosopher, he was at the forefront of the New Realism that is highlighted in this book. Holt was present at the famous Clark University meetings of 1909 when Freud was introduced to U.S. academic psychology. In The Freudian Wish and its Place in Ethics (1915; humorously referred to as the “Holtian Wish” by James Gibson in his letter at the end of the Charles volume), Holt presented some of his ideas as behavior-oriented interpretations of Freud—well before Dollard and Miller (1950). His book, The Concept of Consciousness (Holt, 1914), presents his argument for consciousness being “out there,” and his Animal Drive and the Learning Processes (Holt, 1931) nicely anticipates modern developmental systems theory while staking its claim as rooted in William James’ Radical Empiricism. Holt was the teacher of Edward C. Tolman and James Gibson, and a major influence on Floyd Allport’s approach to social psychology. Because Holt’s sophisticated behaviorism was both molar and purposive, and these are notable properties of Tolman’s system, it can be argued that Holt was an important precursor of modern cognitive psychology—to the extent that Tolman is credited with making that subdiscipline possible. These tidbits should be enough to pique the interest of many and to explain why Eric Charles has compiled this volume on Holt. In 1910, six philosophers, led by Holt, published their first declaration about their intentions to develop ideas along realist lines. They recognized that there were many differences among members of the group but argued that future collaboration would lead to 526650 TAP0010.1177/0959354314526650Theory & PsychologyReview research-article2014
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The three papers in this issue are based on presentations at a symposium organized by Reuben Baron for the Fourteenth International Conference on Perception and Action (ICPA 14, July 1–6, 2007) in Yokohama, Japan. Endre Kadar is an... more
The three papers in this issue are based on presentations at a symposium organized by Reuben Baron for the Fourteenth International Conference on Perception and Action (ICPA 14, July 1–6, 2007) in Yokohama, Japan. Endre Kadar is an ecological psychologist with a strong background in mathematics, philosophy, and economics. Reuben Baron is an ecologically oriented social psychologist who also curates art shows and writes art criticism. Jondi Keane is a performance artist and fine arts teacher and scholar. The thrust of these papers, as well as the presentations of the accomplished designers Naoto Fukusawa and Ayumi Han (references found through common search engines) at the conference, was to extend the association of the phrase “psychology of art” well beyond pictures. A step in this direction (beyond pictures) was first made at the founding ICPA conference in the work of the architect Michael Benedikt (Benedikt & Burnham, 1985). Kadar discusses paintings by Cézanne and Hokusai. Baron continues the use of a painting example in the work of Pollock but then moves outside of painting to the more architectural sculpture of Serra and finally to architecture per se in works by Arakawa and Gins. In the third paper, Keane takes up the Arakawa and Gins work in detail. All of the authors are interested in exploration and
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... Here he contributed to therapy and research with people having traumatic brain damage. By the end of the 1980s, Becky had turned from psychology to medicine and was finishing medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. ...... more
... Here he contributed to therapy and research with people having traumatic brain damage. By the end of the 1980s, Becky had turned from psychology to medicine and was finishing medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. ... Kelso, JAS, & Reed, E. S. (1981). ...
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SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS share the same environmental habitat (roughly, where they live) but occupy distinct, somewhat intersecting econiches (roughly, how they live). Although evolving within the same natural frame, their arenas of life... more
SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS share the same environmental habitat (roughly, where they live) but occupy distinct, somewhat intersecting econiches (roughly, how they live). Although evolving within the same natural frame, their arenas of life are so dramatically different-the former tending toward the rational and the latter toward the expressive-that no easy comparison can be made of their methods or content. Yet, they have much in common. For instance, they have both made major contributions to the broadening of our culture of shared experiences. Such experiences are of two kinds: first, those that arise from direct perception of the environment, something all animals have in common; and, second, those that arise vicariously, as second-hand experiences, through indirect perception, or the use of substitutes for the real thing. Historically, humankind has distinguished itself from other species by its attempt to produce a vision of nature-to produce records of that vision, with various degrees of fidelity and stylistic expression, to be shared and appreciated by others. Where art has pioneered our expressive side through poetry, dramaturgy, painting, sculpture, and music, among other things, science has advanced our ' rational side through basic research,
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Abstract Late in their paper on hypersets, Chemero and Turvey characterize affordances as “quicksilvery,” prone to rapid appearance and disappearance. We contrast this view with Gibson’s emphasis on the stability of affordances. We argue... more
Abstract Late in their paper on hypersets, Chemero and Turvey characterize affordances as “quicksilvery,” prone to rapid appearance and disappearance. We contrast this view with Gibson’s emphasis on the stability of affordances. We argue that this apparent discrepancy can be resolved by appeal to the distinction between affordances as indefinite abstract types and definite affordance tokens (instances of the type that share the resemblance relation). These issues will be discussed in the context of their consistency with ecological realism, where Platonic idealism is eschewed in favor of a more Aristotelian process theory. These ideas will be examined in the broader context of the domain ontology to ensure that Gibson's seminal affordance concept has its greatest theoretical utility. Finally, we develop a process theory of ontological descent by which indefinite affordance possibilities become more definite affordance potentialities and these eventuate in the most definite affordance actualizing actions.
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This is the third volume in the series History of Psychological Ideas from Transaction Publishers. Jaan Valsiner contributed the Foreword. Cornelis de Waal, a Peirce scholar and editor of a collection of New Realist writings, wrote the... more
This is the third volume in the series History of Psychological Ideas from Transaction Publishers. Jaan Valsiner contributed the Foreword. Cornelis de Waal, a Peirce scholar and editor of a collection of New Realist writings, wrote the Preface. Eric Charles edited the volume and wrote the extensive Introduction. For most readers of this review, the first questions will be, “Who was E. B. Holt?” and “Why should we be interested in him?” The short answer is that Holt was one of the most able students of William James and Hugo Münsterberg. He remained at Harvard after his Ph.D. in what was arguably the best Philosophy Department in the world (Kuklick, 1977). As a psychologist, Holt conducted research inspired by Münsterberg and developed a motor theory of vision. He insisted on the importance of behavior and was known as one of the early behaviorists, albeit a sophisticated one, as opposed to John B. Watson. As a philosopher, he was at the forefront of the New Realism that is highlighted in this book. Holt was present at the famous Clark University meetings of 1909 when Freud was introduced to U.S. academic psychology. In The Freudian Wish and its Place in Ethics (1915; humorously referred to as the “Holtian Wish” by James Gibson in his letter at the end of the Charles volume), Holt presented some of his ideas as behavior-oriented interpretations of Freud—well before Dollard and Miller (1950). His book, The Concept of Consciousness (Holt, 1914), presents his argument for consciousness being “out there,” and his Animal Drive and the Learning Processes (Holt, 1931) nicely anticipates modern developmental systems theory while staking its claim as rooted in William James’ Radical Empiricism. Holt was the teacher of Edward C. Tolman and James Gibson, and a major influence on Floyd Allport’s approach to social psychology. Because Holt’s sophisticated behaviorism was both molar and purposive, and these are notable properties of Tolman’s system, it can be argued that Holt was an important precursor of modern cognitive psychology—to the extent that Tolman is credited with making that subdiscipline possible. These tidbits should be enough to pique the interest of many and to explain why Eric Charles has compiled this volume on Holt. In 1910, six philosophers, led by Holt, published their first declaration about their intentions to develop ideas along realist lines. They recognized that there were many differences among members of the group but argued that future collaboration would lead to 526650 TAP0010.1177/0959354314526650Theory & PsychologyReview research-article2014
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ABSTRACT Upon the occasion of my retirement as editor of this journal, Ecological Psychology, I provide a short history of its founding and development—from the glimmer of an idea in 1981 to the current 28th volume.
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The purpose of this paper is to help an audience attracted to environmental philosophy get to the core of Gibson's system in a compact form and to appreciate the necessity for an account of the environment in epistemology. I hope to... more
The purpose of this paper is to help an audience attracted to environmental philosophy get to the core of Gibson's system in a compact form and to appreciate the necessity for an account of the environment in epistemology. I hope to show that Gibson's is a consistent and ...
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The three papers in this issue are based on presentations at a symposium organized by Reuben Baron for the Fourteenth International Conference on Perception and Action (ICPA 14, July 1–6, 2007) in Yokohama, Japan. Endre Kadar is an... more
The three papers in this issue are based on presentations at a symposium organized by Reuben Baron for the Fourteenth International Conference on Perception and Action (ICPA 14, July 1–6, 2007) in Yokohama, Japan. Endre Kadar is an ecological psychologist with a strong background in mathematics, philosophy, and economics. Reuben Baron is an ecologically oriented social psychologist who also curates art shows and writes art criticism. Jondi Keane is a performance artist and fine arts teacher and scholar. The thrust of these papers, as well as the presentations of the accomplished designers Naoto Fukusawa and Ayumi Han (references found through common search engines) at the conference, was to extend the association of the phrase “psychology of art” well beyond pictures. A step in this direction (beyond pictures) was first made at the founding ICPA conference in the work of the architect Michael Benedikt (Benedikt & Burnham, 1985). Kadar discusses paintings by Cézanne and Hokusai. Baron continues the use of a painting example in the work of Pollock but then moves outside of painting to the more architectural sculpture of Serra and finally to architecture per se in works by Arakawa and Gins. In the third paper, Keane takes up the Arakawa and Gins work in detail. All of the authors are interested in exploration and
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... Sheena Rogers' (this issue) paper discussing an example of JJ Gibson's sense of 'in-formation' (the horizon ratio) and Eleanor J. Gibson's (this issue) paper ... For the recent history that holds these topics... more
... Sheena Rogers' (this issue) paper discussing an example of JJ Gibson's sense of 'in-formation' (the horizon ratio) and Eleanor J. Gibson's (this issue) paper ... For the recent history that holds these topics together, the early contributions of EB Holt and JJ Gibson are emphasized. ...
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... Here he contributed to therapy and research with people having traumatic brain damage. By the end of the 1980s, Becky had turned from psychology to medicine and was finishing medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. ...... more
... Here he contributed to therapy and research with people having traumatic brain damage. By the end of the 1980s, Becky had turned from psychology to medicine and was finishing medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. ... Kelso, JAS, & Reed, E. S. (1981). ...