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- Title
George Berkeley Through History: Multimodal Perception from the 1700s to Present.
- Authors
Moore, Mary Kate; Williams, Joshua L.; McCarley, Nancy G.
- Abstract
In his theory of distance perception, George Berkeley (1685-1753) postulated a multimodal theory of sensory perception. Berkeley argued that perception emerges through extensive sensory experience that forms meaning. A strict supporter of the Law of Contiguity, Berkeley believed that co-occurring sensations become associated and that these associations gain strength with repeated pairings. Berkeley's theory challenged the popular projection theories of distance perception and instead posited that experience elicits sensations, which drive understanding, not unconscious geometry. The theory met resistance initially due to a lack of methods to support verification. However, scientists through the 1800s to the present day explored similar theories linking sensation to perception. We explored the philosophy of Berkeley in the 1700s and made explicit connections to theories and research in each succeeding century leading to the present day to demonstrate the importance and influence of Berkeley's perspective.
- Subjects
BERKELEY, George, 1685-1753; DEPTH perception; SENSORY perception; SENSES
- Publication
North American Journal of Psychology, 2019, Vol 21, Issue 2, p361
- ISSN
1527-7143
- Publication type
Article