EIDETIC
Charles François (2004). EIDETIC, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1038.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1038 ▶ |
| Object type | Discipline oriented, General information |
Related to perceived images.
According to G. BATESON (1979, p.228): “A mental image is eidetic if it has all the characteristics of a percept , specially if it is referred to a sense organ and so seems to come in from the outside”.
We are of course left with the need of a more precise understanding of the connection between the “outside” and the “ nside”, i.e. the way the percept is transformed in a “mental image”, and even what is exactly a “mental image”