James J. Gibson Quotes

• What a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to believe.

  James J. Gibson

  Believe, Mean, Separation

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• The meaning or value of a thing consists of what it affords.

  James J. Gibson

  Values

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• 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

  Heart, Space, Depth

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• Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on, and to understand the sensations of color.

  James J. Gibson

  Philosophy, Color, Medicine

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• Hence it is that the shape of something is especially meaningful.

  James J. Gibson

  Meaningful, Shapes

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• A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage.

  James J. Gibson

  Energy, Encounters, Tissues

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• The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time.

  James J. Gibson

  Space, Analysis, World

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