Gibsonian Theory and the Pragmatist Perspective

James Gibson's ecological approach to perception is an outstanding & radical contribution by a psychologist to the general understanding of how individuals achieve perceptual interaction with the real world. However, the theory does not pursue its radicalism far enough; it needs to recruit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal for the theory of social behaviour 1981-03, Vol.11 (1), p.65-85
1. Verfasser: NOBLE, WILIAM G.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:James Gibson's ecological approach to perception is an outstanding & radical contribution by a psychologist to the general understanding of how individuals achieve perceptual interaction with the real world. However, the theory does not pursue its radicalism far enough; it needs to recruit a more complete theory of action, & a theory of social-symbolic interaction. Rudiments of Gibson's functionalism are to be found in John Dewey's early writing, & in G. H. Mead's essays on "action" & the "self." Incorporation of the latter's pragmatist concepts of "mind" & "objective relativism" as sustained through language with Gibson's ecological approach leads to an "interactive realism" that avoids dualism & nai$TUMve realism. AA.
ISSN:0021-8308
1468-5914
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-5914.1981.tb00023.x