ABSTRACT

Things and Framework. Figure-Ground. Double Representation. One-sided Function of Contour. Functional Dependence of Figure and Ground. Ground as Framework. Functional Proofs of the Figure-Ground Differences. Dynamics of Figure-Ground Articulation. Why Is the Ground Simpler Than the Figure? General Aspect of Figure-Ground Articulation. Peripheral and Central Vision; the Former a “Ground-,” the Latter a “Figure-Sense.” Figure-Ground in Normal Behavioural Environments. Why We See Things and Not the Holes Between Them