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Monday, 16 February 2026

Medium, Substances, Surfaces (Gibson, 1979, Chapter 2)

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In this chapter, Gibson continues to lay out the rules of the environment (vs the physical world). In physics, there are objects in spaces, ...

The Animal and the Environment (Gibson, 1979, Chapter 1)

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Gibson's first chapter introduces his notion of the environment . This is a distinct level of description from the world according to ph...

Introductions in the 2014 Edition (Gibson, 1979 Reading Group)

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The 2014 reprint of Gibson (1979) includes the original Preface and Introduction, as well as an Introduction to the Classic Edition by Willi...

Reading Group - Gibson (1979) The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception

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Rob, Marianne, and I had so much fun with the Turvey (2019) reading group that we decided to keep going, and we decided to return to the so...
Monday, 19 January 2026

Lecture 26: Strong Anticipation and Direct Perception (Turvey, 2019, Lectures on Perception)

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In this final chapter, Turvey lays out the basics of the ecological approach to coordinating action with respect to the future. This is actu...
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Lecture 25: The Mechanical Basis for "Getting About Among Things" (Turvey, 2019, Lectures on Perception)

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This chapter is about the mechanical consequences of interacting with the environment; what happens when we come into physical contact with ...

Lecture 24: Perceiving "How to Get About Among Things" (Turvey, 2019, Lectures on Perception)

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This chapter focuses on the perception side of the perception-action system we will end up with for behaviour. It covers the objects of perc...