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Perception & the Physical World – Psychological & Philosophical Issues in Perception

Psychological and Philosophical Issues in Perception

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Gebonden, 346 blz. | Engels
John Wiley & Sons | e druk, 2002
ISBN13: 9780471491491
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The focus of this book is on conceptual and philosophical issues of perception including the classic notion of unconscious inferences in perception. The book consists of contributions from a group of internationally renowned researchers who spent a year together as distinguised fellows at the German Centre for Advanced Study.

Each chapter concludes with a lively, informative debate in the form of comments and replies from the contributors of the book.

? Contributors are of prominent international reputation

? Each chapter concludes with comments and replies from the contributors of the book to give informative debate

? The only book available to blend perception and philosophy in this fashion

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780471491491
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:346

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About the Editors
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<br /> About the Authors
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<br /> Preface
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<br /> Part I From Sensory Codes to Perceptual Congnition
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<br /> The Origins of the Sensation/Perception Distinction (M. Atherton)
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<br /> Cognition as Code–Breaking (H. Barlow)
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<br /> Comparative Overview of Perception of Distal and Proximal Visual Atributes (D. Todotovic)
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<br /> The Physicalistic Trap in Perception Theory (R. Mausfeld)
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<br /> Part II Unconscious Inference and Bayesian Approaches
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<br /> Perception as Unconscious Inference (G. Hatfield)
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<br /> Statistical Decision Theory and Biological Vision (L. Maloney)
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<br /> Pattern Inference Theory: A Probabilistic Approach to Vision (D. Kersten and P. Schrater)
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<br /> Perception and Evolution (B. Bennett et al)
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<br /> The Very Idea of Perception as a Process of Unconscious Probabilistic Inference (M. Kaplan)
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<br /> Part III Aspects of Picture Perception
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<br /> Two Paradigms of Picture Perception (R. Schwartz)
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<br /> Ecological Optics and the Creative Eye (J. Koenderink et al)
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<br /> IV Epilogue
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<br /> Hidden Agenda: A Sceptical View of the Privacy of Perception (H. Barlow)
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<br /> Index

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