David R Topper
Biographic Data
| ID | 1002217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David R Topper |
| GIVEN NAMES | David R |
| FAMILY NAME | Topper |
| SIGNATURE | TOPPER D R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
"Comment on "Behaviorism, Causality and Cybernetics
On a Ghost of Historiography past
Prompted by a recent debate in this journal over Zeitgeist historiography, the author supports the position of Linda Dalrymple Henderson that only a causal connection between art and science is a valid methodological position. Drawing on some specific historical case studies, the author presents several arguments against Zeitgeist historiography
Jacob Bronowski
Interrelationships of the Arts, Sciences and Technology
The authors present a supplement to their previous bibliography, published in Leonardo in 1980, which covered texts dealing either explicitly or implicitly with interrelationships between the visual arts, science and technology. The items listed in the supplement are mainly secondary sources from the twentieth century
Essays on Art and Ontology
Art in the realist ontology of J. J. Gibson
Art and Its Objects
Dr. Frank J. Malina
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, David R. Topper, Robert I. Goler, Lynn Olson, Edward Zajec, Robert C. Morgan, John Fisher, James A. Goldman, Al Hurwitz, Michele Emmer, Dr. Frank J. Malina, Leonardo, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Autumn, 1982), pp. 334-335
Models
1. The Model Muddle: Proposals for an Immodest Realism (1966).- 2. Reduction, Explanation and Ontology (1962).- 3. Models, Metaphysics and the Vagaries of Empiricism (1965).- 4. Metaphysics as Heuristic for Science (1965).- 5. Matter, Action and Interaction (1973).- 6. Towards a Critical Materialism (1971).- 7. The Relation Between Philosophy of Science and History of Science (1977).- 8. Telos and Technique: Models as Modes of Action (1968).- 9. …
The Sense of Order
Science within Art. Exh. Cat
The Sense of Order
Interrelationships between the Visual Arts, Science and Technology
The authors have prepared a bibliography of texts dealing either explicitly or implicitly with interrelationships between the visual arts, science and technology, but excluding the scientific restoration of art works, the detection of forgeries and the properties and hazards of art materials. The items listed are mainly secondary sources from the 20th century. The authors hope that the bibliography will provide a starting point for a study of thi…
Borromini
Mirror-Image Confusion
Further Reflections on J. J. Gibson's Hypothesis of Picture Perception
more detail his 'ecological' hypothesis of pictorial perception. In a previous article [2] I commented upon some possible flaws in Gibson's hypothesis. Although I believe that, in general, Gibson's hypothesis is one of the more fruitful contemporary analyses of art, his latest formulation still contains, I believe, some problems. 1. Gibson's hypothesis contains at its core the following assumption: the analysis of picture perception should be sep…
Jacob Bronowski
Many have referred to the late Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974) as a Renaissance man in the 20th century. His research and writings spanned a wide range of subjects that cut across both the sciences and the arts: mathematics, physics, biology, anthropology, history of science, philosophy of science, the visual arts, poetry, literature and drama. He was an Honorary Editorial Advisor to Leonardo, a journal that especially gives attention to the interpla…
On Interpreting Pictorial Art
The Heritage of Apelles
A Discussion of W. A. Adams' "Leonardo" Article Entitled Problems of Pictorial Perception
Either I have totally misunderstood William A. Adams' article [1] or the argument contained in it is completely muddled. Here I shall assume the latter. He begins with an assessment of several well-known hypotheses that have been put forward to explain pictorial perception. He states: 'Philosophically, the question is: What does it mean to say that X represents Y? Empirically, it is: What are the perceptual properties of the display X that lead t…
Problems of Pictorial Perception
On Interpreting Pictorial Art
Using J. J. Gibson’s article The Information Available in Pictures published in Leonardo as a point of departure, the author analyzes three hypotheses of pictorial art: (1) the visual, (2) the symbolic and (3) Gibson’s invariants hypothesis. Through a study of the first two hypotheses (drawing heavily upon evidence from the history of art), the author concludes that neither of them alone is sufficient for explaining the characteristics of picture…
The Master of Light
Art in the realist ontology of J. J. Gibson
On Interpreting Pictorial Art
Using J. J. Gibson’s article The Information Available in Pictures published in Leonardo as a point of departure, the author analyzes three hypotheses of pictorial art: (1) the visual, (2) the symbolic and (3) Gibson’s invariants hypothesis. Through a study of the first two hypotheses (drawing heavily upon evidence from the history of art), the author concludes that neither of them alone is sufficient for explaining the characteristics of picture…
The Master of Light
On Interpreting Pictorial Art
Using J. J. Gibson’s article The Information Available in Pictures published in Leonardo as a point of departure, the author analyzes three hypotheses of pictorial art: (1) the visual, (2) the symbolic and (3) Gibson’s invariants hypothesis. Through a study of the first two hypotheses (drawing heavily upon evidence from the history of art), the author concludes that neither of them alone is sufficient for explaining the characteristics of picture…
On Interpreting Pictorial Art
The Heritage of Apelles
A Discussion of W. A. Adams' "Leonardo" Article Entitled Problems of Pictorial Perception
Either I have totally misunderstood William A. Adams' article [1] or the argument contained in it is completely muddled. Here I shall assume the latter. He begins with an assessment of several well-known hypotheses that have been put forward to explain pictorial perception. He states: 'Philosophically, the question is: What does it mean to say that X represents Y? Empirically, it is: What are the perceptual properties of the display X that lead t…
Problems of Pictorial Perception
Mirror-Image Confusion
Further Reflections on J. J. Gibson's Hypothesis of Picture Perception
more detail his 'ecological' hypothesis of pictorial perception. In a previous article [2] I commented upon some possible flaws in Gibson's hypothesis. Although I believe that, in general, Gibson's hypothesis is one of the more fruitful contemporary analyses of art, his latest formulation still contains, I believe, some problems. 1. Gibson's hypothesis contains at its core the following assumption: the analysis of picture perception should be sep…
Jacob Bronowski
Many have referred to the late Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974) as a Renaissance man in the 20th century. His research and writings spanned a wide range of subjects that cut across both the sciences and the arts: mathematics, physics, biology, anthropology, history of science, philosophy of science, the visual arts, poetry, literature and drama. He was an Honorary Editorial Advisor to Leonardo, a journal that especially gives attention to the interpla…
The Sense of Order
Interrelationships between the Visual Arts, Science and Technology
The authors have prepared a bibliography of texts dealing either explicitly or implicitly with interrelationships between the visual arts, science and technology, but excluding the scientific restoration of art works, the detection of forgeries and the properties and hazards of art materials. The items listed are mainly secondary sources from the 20th century. The authors hope that the bibliography will provide a starting point for a study of thi…
Borromini
Models
1. The Model Muddle: Proposals for an Immodest Realism (1966).- 2. Reduction, Explanation and Ontology (1962).- 3. Models, Metaphysics and the Vagaries of Empiricism (1965).- 4. Metaphysics as Heuristic for Science (1965).- 5. Matter, Action and Interaction (1973).- 6. Towards a Critical Materialism (1971).- 7. The Relation Between Philosophy of Science and History of Science (1977).- 8. Telos and Technique: Models as Modes of Action (1968).- 9. …
The Sense of Order
Science within Art. Exh. Cat
Art and Its Objects
Dr. Frank J. Malina
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, David R. Topper, Robert I. Goler, Lynn Olson, Edward Zajec, Robert C. Morgan, John Fisher, James A. Goldman, Al Hurwitz, Michele Emmer, Dr. Frank J. Malina, Leonardo, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Autumn, 1982), pp. 334-335
Essays on Art and Ontology
Art in the realist ontology of J. J. Gibson
Jacob Bronowski
Interrelationships of the Arts, Sciences and Technology
The authors present a supplement to their previous bibliography, published in Leonardo in 1980, which covered texts dealing either explicitly or implicitly with interrelationships between the visual arts, science and technology. The items listed in the supplement are mainly secondary sources from the twentieth century
On a Ghost of Historiography past
Prompted by a recent debate in this journal over Zeitgeist historiography, the author supports the position of Linda Dalrymple Henderson that only a causal connection between art and science is a valid methodological position. Drawing on some specific historical case studies, the author presents several arguments against Zeitgeist historiography
"Comment on "Behaviorism, Causality and Cybernetics
Art (17 works) · Visual arts (12 works) · Epistemology (10 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (8 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Art history (5 works) · Cognitive science (5 works) · Archaeology (3 works)