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For thirty-five years Visual Thinking has been the gold standard for art educators, psychologists, and general readers alike. In this seminal work, Arnheim, author of The Dynamics of Architectural Form, Film as Art, Toward a Psychology of Art, and Art and Visual Perception, asserts that all thinking (not just thinking related to art) is basically perceptual in nature, and that the ancient dichotomy between seeing and thinking, between perceiving and reasoning, is false and misleading. An indispensable tool for students and for those interested in the arts.
Key Findings
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All thinking is fundamentally perceptual in nature, not limited to art-related cognition.
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The book serves as an essential resource for students and readers interested in arts, education, and psychology.
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The traditional dichotomy between seeing and thinking (perceiving vs reasoning) is false and misleading.
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Visual perception plays a central role in general cognitive processes, implying thinking and seeing are integrated.
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The book 'Visual Thinking' by Rudolf Arnheim
Research Subject
The claim that human thinking is fundamentally perceptual and the rejection of the dichotomy between seeing/perceiving and thinking/reasoning
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1997-12-31
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