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The false dichotomy of imagery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2003

Nigel J. T. Thomas
Nigel J. T. Thomas
Affiliation:
Natural and Social Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90032-8202 njtt@earthlink.net http://www.members.leeds.ac.uk/n.j.thomas70
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Abstract

Pylyshyn's critique is powerful. Pictorial theories of imagery fail. On the other hand, the symbolic description theory he manifestly still favors also fails, lacking the semantic foundation necessary to ground imagery's intentionality and consciousness. However, contrary to popular belief, these two theory types do not exhaust available options. Recent work on embodied, active perception supports the alternative perceptual activity theory of imagery.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 211
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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