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Podcast episode 15: Roman Jakobson, Prague Circle structuralism and phonology

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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The Convergence of Gestalt Psychology and Structuralism

This chapter examines the fusion of scientific disciplines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stressing the importance of relational understanding over material substance. It highlights the impact of Gestalt psychology on figures like Jakobson and the Prague Circle, contrasting it with previous atomistic approaches and linking it to structuralism in linguistics and music.

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