Reasons for Realism

Selected Essays of James J. Gibson

Edward Reed, Rebecca Jones, Edward Reed, Rebecca Jones

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9780367423421
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000734812
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
• Index: Psychology

James J. Gibson's numerous theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of how people perceive were innovative, controversial, often radical, and always profound. Many of his ideas revolutionized the science of perception, and his influence continued to grow throughout the world. This book, originally published in 1982, is a collection of the most important of Gibson's essays on the psychology of perception. Drawing from the entire corpus of Gibson's papers, the editors have selected over thirty works dealing with such diverse topics as ecological optics, event perception, pictorial representation, and the conceptual foundations of psychology. The editors' goals in preparing the volume were twofold: first to provide easy access to Gibson's most outstanding papers and talks, including some that were previously unpublished; and second, to provide an intellectual biography of Gibson by including essays from the different periods of his career.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Original Title
• Original Copyright
• Contents
• Series Page
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• General Introduction
• James J. Gibson: Autobiography
• PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF ECOLOGICAL OPTICS
• PART TWO: MOVEMENT AND MOTION: THE PERCEPTION OF ACTION AND EVENTS
• PART THREE: THE PERCEPTION OF PICTURES
• PART FOUR: IMPLICATIONS OF ECOLOGICAL REALISM
• References
• Complete Bibliography of James J. Gibson
• Author Index
• Subject Index