Action in Perception

by Alva Noë

Book Overview

"Perception is not something that happens to us, or in us," writes Alva No . "It is something we do." In Action in Perception, No argues that perception and perceptual consciousness depend on capacities for action and thought--that perception is a kind of thoughtful activity. Touch, not vision, should be our model for perception. Perception is not a process in the brain, but a kind of skillful activity of the body as a whole. We enact our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262640635
• ISBN13: 9780262640633
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher