TY - JOUR TI - A DISCUSSION OF JAMES J. GIBSON'S THEORY OF VISUAL PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF EMBODIED COGNITION AB - This paper aims to discuss James J. Gibson's theory of visual perception in the context ofembodied cognition. First, Gibson's theory is discussed in the context of simple vs. radicalembodiment distinction proposed by Clark (348). Then, it is discussed in the context ofconceptualization, replacement and constitution categorization proposed by Shapiro(Embodied Cognition: New... 4). In order to highlight similarities and the differences,Gibson's theory is also compared with other studies advocating the embodiment such asThelen et al.'s (1) dynamical approach to cognitive development, O'Regan and Noë's (Asensory motor account... 1; What is it like... 1) sensorimotor approach to perception andVarela et al.'s (1) enactive approach to cognition. The paper ends with a summary of themeaning of the embodiment in Gibson's theory. AU - KADIHASANOĞLU, Didem DO - 10.33171/dtcfjournal.2018.58.2.29 PY - 2018 JO - Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi VL - 58 IS - 2 SN - 0378-2905 SP - 1788 EP - 1810 DB - TRDizin UR - http://search/yayin/detay/325972 ER -