1st Edition

The Selected Writings of Edward S. Reed

Edited By Manuel Heras-Escribano, Anthony Chemero Copyright 2026
240 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Selected Writings of Edward S. Reed brings to light the groundbreaking contributions of one of the most original thinkers in ecological psychology and philosophy of mind. This volume offers readers a rare opportunity to engage with the depth and breadth of Reed’s theoretical insights. Edward S. Reed (1954–1997) was a thinker whose work forged a path for the integration of ecological... Read more

Acknowledgments

Manuel Heras-Escribano & Anthony Chemero

 

Preface

Manuel Heras-Escribano & Anthony Chemero

 

Introduction: The Legacy of Edward S. Reed for Philosophy and Ecological Psychology  

Harry Heft

 

Section I: Key Writings by Edward S. Reed

 

An ecological approach to the evolution of behavior

 

Space perception and the psychologist’s fallacy

 

The intention to use a specific affordance: A framework

for psychology.

 

From traditional metaphysics of the soul to experimental

psychology: The science of mind

 

James J. Gibson: Pioneer and iconoclast.

 

The development of action in ecological and cultural contexts

 

An Outline of a Theory of Action Systems.

 

The Cycle of Abuse: Personal and Political.

 

The trapped infinity: Cartesian volition as conceptual Nightmare.

 

Neural Regulation of Adaptive Behavior.

 

Cognition as the Cooperative Appropriation of Affordances

 

Section II: Unpublished Manuscripts

 

Unpublished manuscripts of The Mind Alive. A biography of William James

 

Introduction. A Darwin of the Mind.

Father

1842-8

1848-55

 

Unpublished manuscripts on Philosophy and Ecological Psychology

 

An ecological approach to mental content

How to combine scepticism and realism

Perceptive Thinking

 

Unpublished manuscripts on social and political issues

 

For a League of Citizens for Democratic Change

Unplugged

Spread hope

 

Section III: Remembrances of Edward S. Reed

 

Remembrances from the family of Edward S. Reed

Remembrance of Jeffrey Wagman

 

Citation in honor of Reed’s being posthumously awarded the Bradley R. Dewey Award for Outstanding Scholarship by Fred Owens

 

Obituary by Bill Mace

Biography

Manuel Heras-Escribano is Professor Titular at the University of Granada in Spain.

Anthony Chemero is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology in University of Cincinnati, United States.