Popper, Otto Selz and the Rise Of Evolutionary Epistemology

ISBN-13: 9780521830744 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 264 str.

The Netherland Michel ter Hark (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Opis

This book demonstrates that Karl Popper's philosophy of science, with its emphasis on the method of trial and error, is largely based on the psychology of Otto Selz. Selz's theory of problem solving and scientific discovery laid the foundation for much of contemporary cognitive psychology. This original analysis covers Popper's early writings before he began his career as a philosopher.

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Spis treści

List of illustrations; Preface; 1. Tracing the genesis of an idea; 2. Psychology of thinking, evolutionary theory and psychoanalysis; 3. Popper and the foundations of pedagogy; 4. Otto Selz and the science of problem solving; 5. Popper's psychology of knowledge; 6. Evolutionary epistemology and the mind-body problem; Notes; Bibliography; Index.