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Hist Psychol. 2015 Nov;18(4):401-13. doi: 10.1037/a0039059. Epub 2015 Apr 20.

Bringing the environment in: early Central European contributions to an ecologically oriented psychology of perception.

History of psychology

Jan Radler

Affiliations

  1. European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder).

PMID: 25893848 DOI: 10.1037/a0039059

Abstract

This article explores the Central European philosophical roots of perceptual psychology from a historical perspective. It will be shown that Alexius Meinong's notion of a forum of perception is the point of departure for a beginning inclusion of external factors in explaining perception. This conclusion is mainly because of Fritz Heider's early contributions on perception and its influence on Egon Brunswik. In addition, the impact of Meinong and Edmund Husserl-both students of Franz Brentano-on Brunswik's teacher, Karl Bühler, is highlighted.

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