At the beginning of the 20th century, German biologist Jakob von Uexküll created the concept of "Umwelt" to denote the environment as experienced by a subject. In this book, researchers revisit his main concept in the light of modern science.

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Inhalt
Anthropological Physiology: von Uexküll, Portmann, Buytendijk.- Essentialist Reasoning about the Biological World.- The Human Brain Projects upon the World, Simplifying Principles and Rules for Perception.- Umwelt: A Psychomotor Functional Event.- The Brain's View of the World Depends on What it has to Know.- The Biology of Variations in Mammalian Color Vision.- The Evolution of Social Categories.- What is the Effect of Affect on Bonobo and Chimpanzee Problem Solving?.- Dogs (Canis familiaris) are Adapted to Receive Human Communication.- What Do Jays Know About Other Minds and Other Times?.- Blind as a Bat? The Sensory Basis of Orientation and Navigation at Night.- Point, Line and Counterpoint: From Environment to Fluid Space.