Abstract
In his engaging and provocative target article, Jarvilehto (1998) argues that the senses are not transmitters of environmental information so much as connections that support dynamic organism-environment systems. I think there is much to applaud in this treatment, but I want to raise two small doubts: one concerning the nature of the target (why information transmission rather than inner model-building?) and the other concerning the scope of the claim (is sensing always and only used in the way the author suggests?).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Psycoloquy |
| Volume | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Afference
- Artificial life
- Efference
- Epistemology
- Evolution
- Gibson
- Knowledge
- Motor theory
- Movement
- Perception
- Receptors
- Robotics
- Sensation
- Sensorimotor systems
- Situatedness