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Gustav Theodor Fechner ( / ˈfɛxnər /; German: [ˈfɛçnɐ]; 19 April 1801 – 18 November 1887) [1] was a German physicist, philosopher, and experimental psychologist. A pioneer in experimental psychology and founder of psychophysics (techniques for measuring the mind ), he inspired many 20th-century scientists and philosophers.
Apr 15, 2024 · Gustav Fechner (born April 19, 1801, Gross Särchen, near Muskau, Lusatia [Germany]—died November 18, 1887, Leipzig, Germany) was a German physicist and philosopher who was a key figure in the founding of psychophysics, the science concerned with quantitative relations between sensations and the stimuli producing them.
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Jan 12, 2020 · Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801–1887) is one of the most enigmatic thinkers of nineteenth century German philosophy. His intellectual soul was fractured, torn into two deeply divided halves, each of which claimed dominance over the other. His entire career was an attempt to unite these warring sides. But, despite his best efforts, he never ...
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May 21, 2020 · Abstract. Most of the groundbreaking works of Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801–1887), who paved the way for modern experimental psychology, psychophysics, and empirical aesthetics, are so far only available in German. With the first full text translation of Fechner’s article on The Aesthetic Association Principle ( Das Associationsprincip in ...
- Stefan A. Ortlieb, Werner A. Kügel, Claus-Christian Carbon
- 2020
Jun 8, 2018 · Fechner was a German physicist and psychologist who founded psychophysics and experimental aesthetics. He used Weber's law and statistical methods to study the relationship between sensations and stimuli, and coined the term \"psychophysics\".
Gustav Theodor Fechner (April 19, 1801 – November 28, 1887) was a German psychologist who invented psychophysics, laying the foundation for the development of experimental psychology. Fechner's goal was to develop scientific techniques that would measure the relationship between the mental activity of the mind , and the physical behavior of ...
A German philosopher and pioneer of experimental psychology, Fechner founded psychophysics and defended panpsychism. He argued that mind and matter are alternative ways of construing one and the same reality, and that the universe is spiritual and alive.
