The ecological approach to visual perception
by Gibson, James J., (James Jerome)
This book, first published in 1979, is about how we see: the environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we are moving and, if we are, where we are going; what things are good for; how to do things (to thread a needle or drive an automobile); or why things look as they do. The basic assumption is that vision depends on the eye which is connected to the brain. The author suggests that natural vision depends on…
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- Full title :The ecological approach to visual perception / James J. Gibson.
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This book, first published in 1979, is about how we see: the environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we are moving and, if we are, where we are going; what things are good for; how to do things (to thread a needle or drive an automobile); or why things look as they do. The basic assumption is that vision depends on the eye which is connected to the brain. The author suggests that natural vision depends on the eyes in the head on a body supported by the ground, the brain being only the central organ of a complete visual system.
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- Publication Date:2015.
- Edition:Classic ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxix, 315 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781315740218, 1315740214, 9781317579380, 1317579380, 9781317579366, 1317579364, 9781317579373, 1317579372, 9781848725775, 1848725779, 9781848725782, 1848725787
- DOI:10.4324/9781315740218
- oclc:on1000427293
- LC Classification:BF241
- Dewey Decimal:152.14
Table of Contents
pt. 1. The environment to be perceived -- pt. 2. The information for visual perception -- pt. 3. Visual perception -- pt. 4. Depiction.
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