Dear colleagues, Chris Gauker (Salzburg) will give a talk in the international seminar of the Institut de Philosophie de Grenoble on February 11. The talk will take place via Zoom, and all are welcome. Please see below for details.
Christopher Gauker (Salzburg) Perceptions as 3D models 10:30-12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 11 February 2021 Abstract: Visual perceptual representations have both a perspectival aspect, which represents the visible portions of the scene perceived, and a deep aspect, which represents the three-dimensional structure of the scene. Likewise, mental images have a perspectival and a deep aspect. This thesis has antecedents in cognitive science from the 1970’s through the present day. Several phenomena familiar from everyday experience, such as the fact that we can often imagine what a novel object will look like from another angle, indicate that the representation of three-dimensional structure is an aspect of perceptual representations themselves. The accuracy of such dual-aspect perceptions can be defined as the existence of a certain isomorphism between the structure of the perception and the three-dimensional structure of the scene represented. Further, this conception of perception can explain the phenomenon of amodal completion more satisfactorily than the theory according to which amodal completion consists in mental imagery associated with the perception. Zoom link: https://univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/j/97646063605?pwd=QjE0akV6dytITXBiNUVySlg3RWhWUT09 Meeting ID: 976 4606 3605 Password: 726375 Best wishes, -- Kourken Michaelian http://phil-mem.org/ -- https://www.vidal-rosset.net/mailing_list_educasupphilo.html
