{"product_id":"vision-variations-on-some-berkeleian-themes-paperback-softback-9781557865366","title":"Vision; Variations on Some Berkeleian Themes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781557865366","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVision\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVariations on Some Berkeleian Themes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Schwartz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781557865366, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e172 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 1.3 cm, 0.255 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A penetrating and persistent effort to clarify concepts involved in Berkeley's work on vision results here in an illuminating critique of a large body of philosophical writing.\" \u003ci\u003eNelson Goodman, Harvard University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eVision\u003c\/i\u003e is written engagingly and with exemplary clarity, and will surely appeal to a wide audience. This important book is must reading for anybody interested in the study of vision.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid M. Rosenthal, The City University of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eVision\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting combination of historical and contemporary explorations of philosophical issues about our most studied sense. The book will be valuable to anyone with interests in philosophical questions about perception.\" \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Grandy, Rice University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book by a philosopher is much more than an essay clarifying Berkeley's ideas about vision. It is clearly reasoned, beautifully written analysis of the problems and contemporary theories of perception. It is a powerful critique of current assumptions about the perception of distance, size, constancy, the moon illusion, the concept of inference and the \"Gibsonian alternative\", among other topics. The clarity of Schwartz's thinking and formulations is inspiring. I recommend the book to all my colleagues in the fields of vision and perception. \u003ci\u003eProfessor Irvin Rock, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An enjoyable and educational read, and should appeal to lecturers and students in perception, cognition, philosophy, and history of science.\" \u003ci\u003ePerception\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Schwartz has written a beautifully clear book, one which it is a pleasure to read, and there is much to learn from what he has to say about the issues set out.\" \u003ci\u003eMind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book examines longstanding problems in the theory of vision. Each section begins by looking at the issues as they were raised and discussed by Berkeley. This work is unique in its blend of philosophical and historical perspectives on contemporary problems of readership.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003eEssay I: Seeing Distance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay II: Size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay III: Perceptual Inference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay IV: A Gibsonian Alternative?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441822167320,"sku":"9781557865366","price":38.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781557865366.jpg?v=1785027683","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/vision-variations-on-some-berkeleian-themes-paperback-softback-9781557865366","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}