A Layered View of Shape Perception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8396648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E J Green, Ellen Green (0009-0006-0621-0553, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 355-387 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axv042 |
| OpenAlex | W2303587126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 60 |
This article develops a view of shape representation both in visual experience and in subpersonal visual processing. The view is that, in both cases, shape is represented in a ‘layered’ manner: an object is represented as having multiple shape properties, and these properties have varying degrees of abstraction. I argue that this view is supported both by the facts about visual phenomenology and by a large collection of evidence in perceptual psychology. Such evidence is provided by studies of shape discriminability, apparent motion, multiple-object tracking, and structure-from-motion. Recent neuroscientific work has also corroborated this psychophysical evidence. Finally, I draw out implications of the layered view for processes of concept acquisition. 1. Introduction2. Metric Properties and Abstract Shape Properties3. Metric Views4. Against Metric Views of Visual Shape Experience5. The Visual System Uses Abstract Shape Properties6. Against Metric Views of Visual Shape Representation7. Neural Underpinnings of Abstract Shape Perception8. Implications
Abstraction · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Computer vision · Epistemology · Metric (unit) · Motion (physics) · Object (grammar) · Perception · Phenomenology (philosophy) · Representation (politics) · Visual perception · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Face Recognition and Perception · Philosophy · Psychology · Visual perception and processing mechanisms
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |