James J. Gibson quotes

The meaning or value of a thing consists of what it affords. (James J. Gibson)
Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on, and to understand the sensations of color. View quote
James J. Gibson
Hence it is that the shape of something is especially meaningful. View quote
James J. Gibson
The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time. View quote
James J. Gibson
What a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to believe. View quote
James J. Gibson
A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage. View quote
James J. Gibson
I also assume that they are not simply the physical properties of things as now conceived by physical science. Instead, they are ecological, in the sense that they are properties of the environment relative to an animal. View quote
James J. Gibson