Action in Perception

Action in Perception
ISBN-10
0262140888
ISBN-13
9780262140881
Category
Act (Philosophy)
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
MIT Press
Author
Alva Noë

Description

An argument that perception is something we do, not something that happens to us: not a process in the brain, but a skillful bodily activity.

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