1st Edition
Aspect Perception after Wittgenstein Seeing-As and Novelty
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This volume brings together new essays that consider Wittgenstein’s treatment of the phenomenon of aspect perception in relation to the broader idea of conceptual novelty; that is, the acquisition or creation of new concepts, and the application of an acquired understanding in unfamiliar or novel situations. Over the last twenty years, aspect perception has received increasing philosophical... Read more
- Introduction
- Wittgenstein, Seeing-As, and Novelty
- Gombrich and the Duck-Rabbit
- Gestalt Perception and Seeing-As
- Aspect Perception and the History of Mathematics
- Seeing-As and Mathematical Creativity
- Prospective versus Retrospective Points of View in Theory of Inquiry: Towards a Quasi-Kuhnian History of the Future
- Vision, Norm and Openness: Some Theories in Heidegger, Murdoch and Aristotle
Brendan Harrington
William Child
Robert Briscoe
Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
Akihiro Kanamori
Michael Beaney and Bob Clark
Thomas Nickles
Denis Mcmanus
Biography
Michael Beaney is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. He is Editor of The British Journal for the History of Philosophy.
Brendan Harrington holds a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of York (UK), and currently manages and facilitates group work within various mental health units of the UK prison system.
Dominic Shaw holds a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of York (UK).
