The Phenomenology of Problem Solving.
The author outlines a provisional phenomenology of problem solving. He begins by reviewing the history of problem-solving psychology, focusing on the Gestalt approach, which emphasizes the influence of prior knowledge and the occurrence of sudden insights. He then describes problem solving as a proc...
| Published in: | Grazer Philosophische Studien Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 391 - 410 |
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2017
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