Gary Hatfield examines theories of spatial perception from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century and provides a detailed analysis of the works of Kant and Helmholtz, who adopted opposing stances o
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Certain insects and animals such as bees, birds, bats, fish and dolphins possess senses that lie far beyond the realm of human experience. Examples include echolocation, internal navigation systems, a
J. E. R. Staddon's colleagues and former students discuss Staddon's work as a "theoretical behaviorist" and his influence on their own research. John Staddon has devoted his long and distinguished c
