The Visual World of Shadows by Roberto Casati - ISBN: 9780262550840
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Unlock vision’s secrets: shadows reveal how we see the world.

The Visual World of Shadows

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  • Paperback

    408 pages

  • Release Date

    26 December 2023

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Summary

How the perception of shadows, studied by vision scientists and visual artists, reveals the inner workings of the visual system.

In The Visual World of Shadows, Roberto Casati and Patrick Cavanagh examine how the perception of shadows, as studied by vision scientists and visual artists, reveals the inner workings of the visual system. Shadows are at once a massive problem for vision—which must distinguish them from objects or material features of objects—and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262550840
ISBN-10:0262550849
Author:Roberto Casati, Patrick Cavanagh
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:408
Release Date:26 December 2023
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 203mm
About The Author

Roberto Casati

Roberto Casati is Director of the Jean Nicod Institute and Professor at EHESS (School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) in Paris. He is the coauthor of The Visual World of Shadows, Parts and Places, and Holes and Other Superficialities (all MIT Press).

Patrick Cavanagh is a Senior Research Fellow at Glendon College of York University, Toronto, and Research Professor at Dartmouth College.

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