The heart of the problem is not so much how we see objects in depth, as how we see the constant layout of the world around us. Space, as such, empty space, is not visible, but surfaces are. — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
There has been a great gulf in psychological thought between the perception of space and objects on one hand and the perception of meaning… — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
The human young must learn to perceive these affordances, in some degree at least, but the young of some animals do not have time… — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
The perception of what a thing is and the perception of what it means are not separate, either. — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on,… — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
I also assume that they are not simply the physical properties of things as now conceived by physical science. Instead, they are ecological, in… — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
What a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to… — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
The heart of the problem is not so much how we see objects in depth, as how we see the constant layout of the… — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage. — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time. — James J. Gibson Copy Share Image
