A DISCUSSION OF JAMES J. GIBSON'S THEORY OF VISUAL PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF EMBODIED COGNITION

This paper aims to discuss James J. Gibson's theory of visual perception in the context of embodied cognition. First, Gibson's theory is discussed in the context of simple vs. radical embodiment distinction proposed by Clark (348). Then, it is discussed in the context of conceptualization, replacement and constitution categorization proposed by Shapiro (Embodied Cognition: New... 4). In order to highlight similarities and the differences, Gibson's theory is also compared with other studies advocating the embodiment such as Thelen et al.'s (1) dynamical approach to cognitive development, O'Regan and Noë's (A sensory motor account... 1; What is it like... 1) sensorimotor approach to perception and Varela et al.'s (1) enactive approach to cognition. The paper ends with a summary of the meaning of the embodiment in Gibson's theory.

JAMES J. GIBSON'IN GÖRSEL ALGI KURAMININ BEDENLENMİŞ BİLİŞ KAVRAMI BAĞLAMINDA BİR TARTIŞMASI

Bu makalede, James J. Gibson'ın görsel algı kuramının bedenlenmiş biliş kavramı bağlamında bir tartışması sunulmaktadır. Gibson'ın görsel algı kuramı, ilk olarak, Clark (348) tarafından öne sürülen basit bedenleme ve radikal bedenlenme ayrımı çerçevesinde tartışılmıştır. Daha sonra, Gibson'ın kuramı, Sharpiro tarafından önerilen kavramlaştırma, değiştirme ve oluşturma kategorileri bağlamında tartışılmıştır (Embodied Cognition: New... 4). Ardından Gibson'ın kuramı, bilişsel gelişime dinamik yaklaşım (Thelen ve diğerleri 1), algıya duyusal motor yaklaşım (O'Regan ve Noë, “A sensory motor account...” 1; O'Regan ve Noë, “What is it like...” 1) ve bilişe enaktif yaklaşım (Varela ve diğerleri 1) gibi bedenlenmeyi savunan diğer çalışmalar ile karşılaştırılmış; Gibson'ın kuramı ve bu çalışmalar arasındaki benzerlikler ve farklılıklar vurgulanmıştır. Makalenin sonunda bedenlenmenin Gibson'ın kuramındaki anlamına yönelik bir özet sunulmuştur.

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