Abstract
Do we, through perception and memory have direct contact with the world, or is such contact only mediated through mental representations? This is a central issue in the philosophy of psychology with the majority taking the representational view. Process philosophy, with its emphasis on a relational view of time, sides with a minority view - that of direct realism. In this paper I examine two schools of thought within the direct realist tradition - experimental psychology and process metaphysics. In particular I compare and contrast the work of what could be called the Australian realist school in psychology, with that of the prominent process philosopher, Charles Hartsborne.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Searching for new contrasts |
| Subtitle of host publication | Whiteheadian contributions to contemporary challenges in neurophysiology, psychology, psychotherapy, and the philosophy of mind |
| Editors | Franz G. Riffert, Michel Weber |
| Place of Publication | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Publisher | Peter Lang |
| Pages | 295-312 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3631390890 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |