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    It is not the case that J.J. Gibson's ecological optics demonstrates that relational properties like 'subtended visual angle' are genuinely present in the optic array and causally structure perception.

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    • 1.Subtended angle is mind-dependent: it only exists relative to a perceiver's position, making it a relational construct, not an intrinsic feature of light.
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    • 2.The optic array is a mathematical abstraction; physical light carries energy/wavelength, not geometrical relations that 'structure' anything causally.
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    • 3.Neural processing demonstrably transforms optical information non-linearly, suggesting perception depends on internal mechanisms, not direct optic array structure.
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    • 1.Subtended visual angle is mathematically determinate and observer-independent, existing objectively in light structure before perception occurs.
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    • 2.Animals with different visual systems detect identical relational properties, suggesting these properties are genuinely in the optic array, not constructed.
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    • 3.Direct perception of affordances requires information that is relational (size relative to agent), making relational properties causally necessary for ecological behavior.
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