Hodology

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Hodology is the study of pathways. The word derives from the Greek hodos, meaning "path". It is used in various contexts.

• In psychology, it is a term introduced by Kurt Lewin (1890-1947) to describe paths in a person's "life space".
• In brain physiology, it is the study of the interconnections of brain cells.
• In philosophy, it is the study of interconnected ideas.
• In geography, it is the study of paths.

[edit] References

• Jonge, Derk de, "Applied Hodology" in Landscape 17, no.2 (1967-68): 10-11. (An article on town planning.)
• Kurt Lewin (1936), Principles of Topological Psychology, McGraw-Hill.