Perception and agency. Helmholtz's psycho-physiological optics as a forerunner of the contemporary agentive/sensorimotor approach to human vision

This project will examine the historical continuity between Hermann von Helmholtz's pchycophysiological optics and the contemporary sensorimotor/enactive approach to perception. On the basis of an analysis of (i) Helmholtz's conceptualisation of the problem of perception and (ii) the philosphical background of his optics (historical part), a critical perspective will be offered on the sensorimotor/enactive approach (comparative/systematic part).