Getting real about invariants

Stoffregen & Bardy argue that unimodal invariants do not exist, and that only “amodal” invariants are possible. But they confuse two separate issues. Amodal invariants, we argue, do indeed exist to specify features of the environment, but not even an amodal invariant, in isolation, could specify...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2001-04, Vol.24 (2), p.219-220
Main Authors: Costall, Alan, Parovel, Giulia, Sinico, Michele
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Stoffregen & Bardy argue that unimodal invariants do not exist, and that only “amodal” invariants are possible. But they confuse two separate issues. Amodal invariants, we argue, do indeed exist to specify features of the environment, but not even an amodal invariant, in isolation, could specify their “presence” or “reality.”
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X01283940