Toward A New Behaviorism: The Case Against Perceptual Reductionism

by William R. Uttal

Book Overview

This volume examines the scientific basis of reductionist approaches to understanding visual perception. The author makes the provocative argument that contemporary neuroscience and cognitive science have gone off on a wild-goose chase in the search for reductionist explanations of perceptual phenomena. This book considers some specific and general examples of this misdirection and suggests an alternative future course for science. It reviews the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138882887
• ISBN13: 9781138882881
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"