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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...

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Published in:Grazer Philosophische Studien Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 391 - 410
Main Author: Yoshimi, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2017
Subjects:
Phenomenology
Problem solving
Insight
Gestalt psychology
Husserl, Edmund, 1859-1938
James, William, 1842-1910
Gurwitsch, Aron
Selz, Otto
Psychology
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