William M Mace
Biographic Data
| ID | 5626553 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William M Mace |
| GIVEN NAMES | William M |
| FAMILY NAME | Mace |
| SIGNATURE | MACE W M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Affordance Types and Affordance Tokens
Late in their paper on hypersets, Chemero and Turvey characterize affordances as “quicksilvery,” prone to rapid appearance and disappearance. We contrast this view with Gibson’s emphasis on the stability of affordances. We argue that this apparent discrepancy can be resolved by appeal to the distinction between affordances as indefinite abstract types and definite affordance tokens (instances of the type that share the resemblance relation). Thes…
Origins and Development of Ecological Psychology , the Journal
Upon the occasion of my retirement as editor of this journal, Ecological Psychology, I provide a short history of its founding and development—from the glimmer of an idea in 1981 to the current 28th volume
E. B. Holt revival
Perceiving Architecture and Art
The three papers in this issue are based on presentations at a symposium organized by Reuben Baron for the Fourteenth International Conference on Perception and Action (ICPA 14, July 1–6, 2007) in
James J. Gibson's Ecological Approach
James J. Gibson's Ecological Approach:Perceiving What Exists William M. Mace (bio) Environmental Philosophy and Epistemology The purpose of this paper is to help an audience attracted to environmental philosophy get to the core of Gibson's system in a compact form and to appreciate the necessity for an account of the environment in epistemology. I hope to show that Gibson's is a consistent and scientifically progressive account of knowing that gi…
In Memoriam
The career of Edward S. Reed is described and a list of his published articles, based on his curriculum vitae, presented. Reed was an Associate Editor of this journal and one of the most prominent scholars in ecological psychology
Ecological laws of perceiving and acting
Directly perceiving Gibson
Gyr (1972) forcefully criticized James Gibson's direct theory of perception. In his reply, Gibson (1973) argued that Gyr did not address two significant issues. The first is whether or not stimulus information (in Gibson's sense) exists, and the second is whether perception is based on stimulus information or on sensations. Gibson did not choose to correct several blatant misrepresentations of his position that provided the explicit foundation fo…
The effect of laughter on evaluation of a slapstick movie 1
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The effect of laughter on evaluation of a slapstick movie 1
Directly perceiving Gibson
Gyr (1972) forcefully criticized James Gibson's direct theory of perception. In his reply, Gibson (1973) argued that Gyr did not address two significant issues. The first is whether or not stimulus information (in Gibson's sense) exists, and the second is whether perception is based on stimulus information or on sensations. Gibson did not choose to correct several blatant misrepresentations of his position that provided the explicit foundation fo…
Ecological laws of perceiving and acting
In Memoriam
The career of Edward S. Reed is described and a list of his published articles, based on his curriculum vitae, presented. Reed was an Associate Editor of this journal and one of the most prominent scholars in ecological psychology
James J. Gibson's Ecological Approach
James J. Gibson's Ecological Approach:Perceiving What Exists William M. Mace (bio) Environmental Philosophy and Epistemology The purpose of this paper is to help an audience attracted to environmental philosophy get to the core of Gibson's system in a compact form and to appreciate the necessity for an account of the environment in epistemology. I hope to show that Gibson's is a consistent and scientifically progressive account of knowing that gi…
Perceiving Architecture and Art
The three papers in this issue are based on presentations at a symposium organized by Reuben Baron for the Fourteenth International Conference on Perception and Action (ICPA 14, July 1–6, 2007) in
E. B. Holt revival
Origins and Development of Ecological Psychology , the Journal
Upon the occasion of my retirement as editor of this journal, Ecological Psychology, I provide a short history of its founding and development—from the glimmer of an idea in 1981 to the current 28th volume
Affordance Types and Affordance Tokens
Late in their paper on hypersets, Chemero and Turvey characterize affordances as “quicksilvery,” prone to rapid appearance and disappearance. We contrast this view with Gibson’s emphasis on the stability of affordances. We argue that this apparent discrepancy can be resolved by appeal to the distinction between affordances as indefinite abstract types and definite affordance tokens (instances of the type that share the resemblance relation). Thes…
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