Stefan Szuman – the Unknown Pioneer of Cognitivism. Genesis of the Object Compared to Neisser’s Cycle of Perception Cover Image

Stefan Szuman – nieznany pionier kognitywizmu. Geneza przedmiotu a cykl percepcyjny Neissera
Stefan Szuman – the Unknown Pioneer of Cognitivism. Genesis of the Object Compared to Neisser’s Cycle of Perception

Author(s): Dorota Kubicka
Subject(s): History of Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: genesis of the object; cycle of perception; cognitivism; cognitive processes;

Summary/Abstract: Urlic Neisser (1928–2012) is widely considered to be one of the leading figures of contemporary psychology. This scholar is also thought to have come up with an original idea concerning the constructive nature of the perception process referred to as Neisser’s cycle of perception (1976; 1978). The thesis has contributed to the development of scientific psychology, but few notice that the idea ascribed to Neisser had been developed much earlier by Stefan Szu- man (1889–1972) in his concept known as the genesis of the object (1932). Comparing the two concepts makes one conclude that they are strikingly similar and that novel ideas originating on the fringes of a given field are not given enough credit.

  • Issue Year: 28/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 55-60
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish