VOLUME 7 (1994), ISSUE 2

Guest Editorial:

CEES van LEEUWEN
The Gestalt tradition in psychology

• Abstract: This issue contains articles which are inspired by Gestaltist ideas, rather than by the phenomena which were disclosed by Gestalt theorists. There are among the contributors those who, working within the original tradition, propose extensions (Stadler, Zimmer) and those who, drawing upon contemporary insights that were developed elsewhere, propose reforms of traditional Gestalt (Hatfield & Epstein, Kanizsa, Scheerer). Others, conversely, issue claims for theoretic innovation inspired by the resources of Gestalt (Smith, van Leeuwen). All these authors, however, share the conviction that theoretic advances could neither be made by codification, nor by a hit and run strategy with respect to the Gestalt heritage.

Manuscripts:

GAETANO KANIZSA
Gestalt psychology has been misinterpreted, but has also had some real conceptual difficulties

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WILLIAM EPSTEIN & GARY HATFIELD
Gestalt psychology and the philosophy of mind

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ECKART SCHEERER
Psychoneural isomorphism: Historical background and current relevance

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MICHAEL STADLER & PETER KRUSE
Gestalt theory and synergetics: From psychophysical isomorphism to holistic emergentism

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BARRY SMITH & ROBERTO CASATI
Naïve physics

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ALF C. ZIMMER & HERMANN KÖRNDLE
A Gestalt theoretic account for the coordination of perception and action in motor learning

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CEES van LEEUWEN & JOHN STINS
Perceivable information or: The happy marriage between ecological psychology and Gestalt

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