Aspect Perception After Wittgenstein: Seeing-As and Novelty

ISBN-13: 9780367871499 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Michael Beaney; Brendan Harrington; Dominic Shaw

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction




Brendan Harrington









2. Wittgenstein, Seeing-As, and Novelty







William Child









3. Gombrich and the Duck-Rabbit







Robert Briscoe









4. Gestalt Perception and Seeing-As







Komarine Romdenh-Romluc









5. Aspect Perception and the History of Mathematics







Akihiro Kanamori









6. Seeing-As and Mathematical Creativity







Michael Beaney and Bob Clark









7. Prospective versus Retrospective Points of View in Theory of Inquiry: Towards a Quasi-Kuhnian History of the Future







Thomas Nickles









8. Vision, Norm and Openness: Some Theories in Heidegger, Murdoch and Aristotle

Denis Mcmanus

O autorze

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).