Perception beyond Inference
The Information Content of Visual Processes
$143.16
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2023
Summary
Proposing a new paradigm for perceptual science that goes beyond standard information theory and digital computation.
This book breaks with the conventional model of perception that views vision as a mere inference to an objective reality on the basis of “inverse optics.” The authors offer the alternative view that perception is an expressive and awareness-generating process. Perception creates semantic information in such a way as to enable the observer to deal efficaciously with the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262549172 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262549174 |
| Author: | Liliana Albertazzi, Gert J. Van Tonder, Dhanraj Vishwanath |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
A truly novel contribution to the problem of perception and vision…. This excellent and demanding book opens up the door to a deeply informed attitude in cognitive science… By putting together such a rich collection of chapters, the editors have contributed to the renaissance of the autonomy and dignity of cognitive science.–Minds & Machines–
Liliana Albertazzi
Liliana Albertazzi is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Cognitive Science at Trento University, Italy.
Gert J. van Tonder is Professor of Vision Research and Adjunct Professor at the Laboratory of Visual Psychology, Department of Architecture and Design, at Kyoto Institute of Technology.
Dhanraj Vishwanath is RCUK (Research Councils UK) Academic Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
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