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Spatial perception

The perspectival aspect of perception

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ID4079261
AuthorsEdward J Green (0000-0001-5607-8139, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Susanna Schellenberg (0000-0002-5103-2438, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume13
Issue2
Pagese12472
Publication date2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12472
OpenAlexW2771709459
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited42

When we perceive an object, we perceive the object from a perspective. As a consequence of the perspectival nature of perception, when we perceive, say, a circular coin from different angles, there is a respect in which the coin looks circular throughout, but also a respect in which the coin's appearance changes. More generally, perception of shape and size properties has both a constant aspect-an aspect that remains stable across changes in perspective-and a perspectival aspect-an aspect that changes depending on one's perspective on the object. How should we account for the perspectival aspect of spatial perception? We present a framework within which to discuss the perspectival aspect of perception and put forward three desiderata that any account of the perspectival aspect of perception should satisfy. We discuss views on which the perspectival aspect of perception is analyzed in terms of constitutively mind-dependent appearance properties as well as views on which the perspectival aspect of perception is analyzed in terms of representations of mind-independent perspectival properties

Cognitive psychology · Perception · Subjective constancy · Computer Science · Multisensory perception and integration · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology · Visual perception and processing mechanisms · Artificial Intelligence

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Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14

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