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726A Dual-Component View of Propositional GraspingErkenntnis 79 (3): 511-522. 2014.On a traditional or default view of the grasping or understanding of a singular proposition by an individual, it is assumed to be a unitary or holistic activity. However, naturalistic views of cognition plausibly could analyze propositional thinking in terms of more than one distinctive functional stage of cognitive processing, suggesting at least the potential legitimacy of a non-unitary analysis of propositional grasping. We outline a novel dual-component view of this kind, and show that it is…Read more
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2759Realistic virtual reality and perceptionPhilosophical Psychology 23 (1): 23-42. 2010.Realistic uses of Virtual Reality technology closely integrate user training on virtual objects with VR-assisted user interactions with real objects. This paper shows how the Interactive Theory of Perception may be extended to cover such cases. Virtual objects are explained as concrete models that have an inner generation mechanism, and the ITP is used to explain how VR users can both perceive such local CMs, and perceptually represent remote real objects. Also, concepts of modeling and represen…Read more
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Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Language |
Philosophy of Mind |
Aesthetics |