From Helmholtz to Schlick: The evolution of the sign-theory of perception

Oberdan, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.04.004

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“…Further, one may criticize Helmholtz's understanding of Kantian "Dinge-an-sich" and "Erscheinungen". For a detailed, recent discussion of these issues, see Oberdan (2015). These problems need not concern us here.…”

Section: On the Vicissitudes Of The Concept Of Representation In Twenmentioning

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Structure-preserving representations, constitution, and the relative a priori

Mormann

2018

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The aim of this paper is to show that a comprehensive account of the role of representations in science should reconsider some neglected theses of the classical philosophy of science proposed in the first decades of the twentieth century. More precisely, it is argued that the representational accounts of Helmholtz and Hertz, in which the concept of structure-preservation plays an essential role, still deserve attention for contemporary debates. Following Reichenbach, structure-preserving representations provide a useful device for formulating an up-to-date version of a (relativized) Kantian a priori. An essential feature of modern scientific representations is their mathematical character. That is, representations can be conceived as (partially) structure-preserving maps or functions. This observation suggests an interesting but neglected perspective on the history and philosophy of this concept, namely, that structure-preserving representations are closely related to a priori elements of scientific knowledge. Reichenbach's early theory of a relativized constitutive but nonapodictic a priori component of scientific knowledge provides a further elaboration of Kantian aspects of scientific representation. To cope with the dynamic aspects of the evolution of scientific knowledge, Cassirer proposed a re-interpretation of the concept A first version of this paper was presented at the International Conference on Modelling and Representation. How to Make World(s) with Symbols that took place at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Donostia-San Sebastian (Spain) on December 10-12, 2015. My thanks to two anonymous referees for this journal for insightful comments and criticism. The author's work was supported by the research project "Representation and Anticipation: RRI modelling in emerging sciences and technologies" (FFI2015-69792-R), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of Spain.

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Section: On the Vicissitudes Of The Concept Of Representation In Twenmentioning

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Structure-preserving representations, constitution, and the relative a priori

Mormann

2018

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“…In his correspondence with his father's friend, Helmholtz expressed his acceptance of some of the idealistic philosopher's ideas (De Kock, 2011, 2014). On the other hand, an extensive bibliography attests to the influence of Kantian philosophy on Helmholtz's work (e.g., De Kock, 2016; Fullinwider, 1990; Heidelberger, 1994) and Helmholtz's own role in the genesis of both the neo-Kantian movement (Köhnke, 1986; Orth & Holzhey, 1994) and logical positivism, especially through the reading by Moritz Schlick (Friedman, 1997; Oberdan, 2015). Undeniably, then, some of the basic ideas of idealistic philosophy are reflected in Helmholtz's work, albeit in a highly transformed state.…”

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The objectivist critique of Hermann Helmholtz's theory of perception: The case of Ramón Turró (1854–1926).

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Castro-Tejerina²

2023

History of Psychology

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In this article, we look into the development of the Helmholtz theory of perception in the light of Spanish biologist Ramón Turró’s objectivist critique of the theory. In the first part, we explain the decisive role that Helmholtz’s theory of perception played in the evolution of his own general philosophical stance. Through the work of Helmholtz, we show how the dialectic between philosophical surmises and models of perception was an ongoing, fundamental part of the period that saw the formation of scientific psychology. In the second part of the article, we examine Turró’s original, unique contribution to the discourse. Early on in his theoretical work, Turró defended a model of perception closely resembling Helmholtz’s, but, because of his objectivist philosophical convictions, Turró eventually elaborated an original theory of perception based largely on the trophic experience. His proposal rested on his own research as a physiologist and featured the elimination of all mentalistic components, in contrast to the voluntaristic leanings he detected in Helmholtz’s work.

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“…There are so many problems in the education of physics in high schools and colleges since a long time. The main target of high school is the college entrance examination, so people just focus on how to have a good performance and how to improve the entrance rate of students under the background of test-oriented education [5,6].…”

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Teaching Strategies for Effective Connection Between College Physics and High School Physics

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2019

IJEAST

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College physics is a basic course that science and engineering students must learn. College physics is an advanced course based on high school physics. Physics teaching in both high school and college places an emphasis on capacity development and scientific literacy development. Teachers can adopt effective teaching strategies in the process of teaching, and do a good job of physics between college physics and high school physics, thus reducing the difficulty of students' learning and promoting the development of students' academic achievements.

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From Helmholtz to Schlick: The evolution of the sign-theory of perception

Cited by 7 publications

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Structure-preserving representations, constitution, and the relative a priori

Structure-preserving representations, constitution, and the relative a priori

The objectivist critique of Hermann Helmholtz's theory of perception: The case of Ramón Turró (1854–1926).

Teaching Strategies for Effective Connection Between College Physics and High School Physics

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