Theories of visual perception

Ian E. Gordon1841693839, 9781841693835, 1841693847

Theories of Visual Perception 3rd Edition provides clear critical accounts of several of the major approaches to the challenge of explaining how we see the world. It explains why approaches to theories of visual perception differ so widely and places each theory into its historical and philosophical context. Coverage ranges from early theories by such influential writers as Helmholtz and the Gestalt School, to more recent work in the field of Artificial Intelligence. This fully revised and expanded edition contains new material on the Minimum Principle in perception, neural networks, and cognitive brain imaging.

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Table of contents :
Preliminaries……Page 1
Contents……Page 8
Acknowledgements……Page 14
1 Theory and method……Page 16
2 The Gestalt theory……Page 22
3 Brunswik’s probabilistic functionalism……Page 70
4 The neurophysiological approach to visual perception……Page 88
5 Empiricism perception as a constructive process……Page 132
6 Direct perception and ecological optics the work of J J Gibson……Page 158
7 Marr’s computational approach to visual perception……Page 198
8 Some final remarks on theories of visual perception……Page 228
References……Page 250
Author index……Page 262
Subject index……Page 266