{"product_id":"perception-and-the-physical-world-isbn-9780471491491","title":"Perception and the Physical World","description":"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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Each chapter concludes with a lively, informative debate in the form of comments and replies from the contributors of the book. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  ? Contributors are of prominent international reputation \u003cbr\u003e  ? Each chapter concludes with comments and replies from the contributors of the book to give informative debate \u003cbr\u003e  ? The only book available to blend perception and philosophy in this fashion  About the Editors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Authors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I From Sensory Codes to Perceptual Congnition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Origins of the Sensation\/Perception Distinction (M. Atherton)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cognition as Code-Breaking (H. Barlow)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Comparative Overview of Perception of Distal and Proximal Visual Atributes (D. Todotovic)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Physicalistic Trap in Perception Theory (R. Mausfeld)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II Unconscious Inference and Bayesian Approaches\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Perception as Unconscious Inference (G. Hatfield)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Statistical Decision Theory and Biological Vision (L. Maloney)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pattern Inference Theory: A Probabilistic Approach to Vision (D. Kersten and P. Schrater)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Perception and Evolution (B. Bennett et al)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Very Idea of Perception as a Process of Unconscious Probabilistic Inference (M. Kaplan)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III Aspects of Picture Perception\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Two Paradigms of Picture Perception (R. Schwartz)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ecological Optics and the Creative Eye (J. Koenderink et al)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e IV Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hidden Agenda: A Sceptical View of the Privacy of Perception (H. Barlow)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index  \u003cp\u003eDieter Heyer and Rainer Mausfeld are the authors of Perception and the Physical World: Psychological and Philosophical Issues in Perception, published by Wiley.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can we conceive of the relation between the available sensory input and our perceptual achievement?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes our perceptual system exploit the sensory input in terms of innately determined knowledge of properties of the physical world?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can we use Bayesian principles to provide key insights into the scope and limits of perception?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Perception is at the interface of the mental and the physical. The process of perception cannot be understood as simply providing some kind of picture of the physical world; rather the perceptual system strongly relies on built-in interpretations and exhibits inference-like and constructive-like properties.  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePerception and the Physical World\u003c\/i\u003e an international field of renowned experts in vision research, philosophy and ecological physics focus on foundational and conceptual issues concerning the nature of perception, particularly unconscious inference, and highlight recent advances in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychologists and students of psychology, philosophy and artificial intelligence at both undergraduate and postgraduate level will find this book an essential resource.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989763539173,"sku":"NP9780471491491","price":207.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471491491.jpg?v=1761785387","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/perception-and-the-physical-world-isbn-9780471491491","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}