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Gilbert Simondon - The Evolution of Technics/Technical Reality

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

CHAPTER

The Interplay of Figure and Ground in Psychological Theory

This chapter investigates the concept of 'ground' within psychological and philosophical contexts, drawing on Freud's theories of repression. It examines how Gestalt theory and various examples like camouflage and art illusions reveal the influence of ground on perception and consciousness.

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