Action in perception
By: Alva Noë.
Series: Representation and mind
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Perception (Philosophy); Act (Philosophy)
Description: "In Action in Perception, Noe argues that perception and perceptual consciousness depend on capacities for action and thought - that perception is a kind of thoughtful activity. Touch, not vision, should be our model for perception. Perception is not a process in the brain, but a kind of skillful activity of the body as a whole. We enact our perceptual experience." "To perceive, according to this enactive approach to perception, is not merely to have sensations; it is to have sensations that we understand. In Action in Perception, Noe investigates the forms this understanding can take."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: The enactive approach to perception: an introduction; title: Pictures in mind; title: enacting content; title: colors enacted; title: Perspective in content; title: Thought in experience; title: Brain in mind: a conclusion.