1. EARLY STIRRINGS 1-12
Perception torn from thinking.
2. THE INTELLIGENCE OF PERCEPTION (i) 13-36
Perception as cognition.
3. THE INTELLIGENCE OF PERCEPTION (ii) 37-53
Subtracting the context.
4. TWO AND TWO TOGETHER 54-79
Relations depend on structure.
5. THE PAST IN THE PRESENT 80-96
Forces acting on memory.
6. THE IMAGES OF THOUGHT 97-115
What are mental images like?
7. CONCEPTS TAKE SHAPE 116-134
Abstract gestures.
8. PICTURES, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNS 135-152
The functions of images.
9. WHAT ABSTRACTION IS NOT 153-187
A harmful dichotomy.
10. WHAT ABSTRACTION IS 153-187
Types and containers.
11. WITH FEET ON THE GROUND 188-207
Abstraction as withdrawal.
12. THINKING WITH PURE SHAPES 208-225
Numbers reflect life.
13. WORDS IN THEIR PLACE 226-253
Can one think in words?
14. ART AND THOUGHT 254-273
Thinking in children's drawings.
15. MODELS FOR THEORY 274-293
Cosmological shapes.
16. VISION IN EDUCATION 294-316
What is art for?
NOTES - 317
BIBLIOGRAPHY - 325
INDEX - 339