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DOMINIC W. MASSARO,
Editor
University of California, Santa Cruz
HOCHBERG'S VISION: IDEAS AND CONTRIBUTIONS*
In the Mind's Eye: Julian Hochberg on the Perception of Pictures,
Films, and the World
Edited by Mary A. Peterson, Barbara Gillam, and H. A. Sedgewick. New York:
Oxford University Press, 2007. 634 pp. Hardcover, $76.00.
This volume, actually two books in one, was planned
to honor Julian Hochberg on his 80th birthday. It
splendidly succeeds. The first half is a collection of 20
of Hochberg's less accessible articles and a new one
that looks ahead. The papers are arranged chronologically,
the first 19 having been published between 1952
and 1984. Almost all are theoretically oriented and
historically informed. These papers highlight an impressive
feature of his thought. Hochberg's positions
change in response to new evidence and criticisms,
often his own. This intellectual honesty strengthens
his analyses. Hochberg does not fall into the common
trap of championing an overarching doctrine
about perceptual theory and then struggling to fit
everything into the mold.
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