Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Ecological Theory and Philosophical Realism. William James's Radical Empiricism: A Foundation for Ecological Psychology. Edwin B. Holt and Philosophical Behaviorism. Part II: The Ecological Approach and Radical Empiricism. Perceiver-Environment Relations. Relations and Direct Perception. The Stream of Experience and Possible Knowledge. Part III: Ecological Psychology and the Psychological Field. Gestalt Psychology and the Ecological Approach. Ecobehavioral Science: The Ecological Approach of Roger Barker. Ecological Psychology and Ecobehavioral Science: Toward a Synthesis. Ecological Knowledge and Sociocultural Processes. Part IV: Conclusion. The Scope of Ecological Psychology.
Heft, Harry
"...Harry Heft has provided a welcome resource for contextualist
philosophers. Ecological Psychology in Context supplies valuable
conceptual tools for understanding how contextual factors guide the
perception and cognition of a world already invested with
meaning".
—Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society"Harry Heft's
Ecological Psychology in Context is an extremely important work, a
deep and detailed excursion into the history of American
psychology, and the most sophisticated description of the
philosophical background of Gibson's ecological psychology yet put
to paper...Heft's book cannot but be of enormous service to the
small but growing community of psychologists who are interested in
applying Gibson's ideas..."
—Contemporary Psychology"Heft presents readers with the challenging
task of understanding the historical and philosophical context of
the development and current promise of ecological psychology. For
graduate and research collections."
—CHOICE"I can warmly recommend this book for its searching account
of Gibson's historical significance, and the implications of his
work for the human sciences. In this richly informative book, Heft
brings out a fundamental connection between two of psychology's
most significant dissidents, William James and James Gibson, not
just in their critique of traditional psychology but in their hope
for a non-dualist, non-scientistic, new science."
—Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"...the current
volume is a worthy contribution to both the history of psychology
and the development of the ecological method."
—Theory & Psychology"Harry Heft's book is a major contribution to
the contemporary renaissance of ecological psychology. He focuses
on the hitherto unappreciated historical connections between the
Gibson and Barker traditions in ecological psychology, connections
centered above all on the seminal role of Fritz Heider. By drawing
on these historical roots, Heft is able to throw new light both on
the foundations of ecological psychology and on the history of
psychology in the twentieth century."
—Barry Smith
University of Buffalo"...Harry Heft brings out the fundamental
connection between these radically dissident figures [William James
and James Gibson], not just in their critique of mainstream
psychology, but in their proposals for a non-dualist,
non-scientific, new science. I can warmly recommend this book for a
searching account of Gibson's historical significance, and the
implications of his work for the human sciences."
—Alan Costall
University of Portsmouth"...Heft offers a compelling analysis that
offers the possibility for breaking new theoretical and research
directions in ecological psychology. By superbly integrating Gibson
with his historical roots, as well as with the social and
developmental perspectives of Heider and Barker, Heft provides a
much needed deepening of the philosophical, historical, and broadly
psychological dimensions of Gibson's perspective. Most
importantly...Heft provides a guide as to how the commitment to
realism of ecological science can provide a uniquely broad
framework for a common grounding of all human experience."
—Kerry L. Marsh
University of Connecticut
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