Perception

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The philosophical issues raised by perception make it one of the central topics in the philosophical tradition. Debate about the nature of perceptual knowledge and the objects of perception comprises a thread that runs through the history of philosophy. In some historical periods the major issues have been predominantly epistemological and related to scepticism, but an adequate understanding of perception is important more widely, especially for metaphysics and the philosophy of mind. For this …

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Full title :Perception.

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Publication Date:2014.

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Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:Hoboken
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:1 online resource (238 pages)

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ISBN:9781317489535, 1317489535, 1902683595, 9781902683591, 1902683609, 9781902683607
oclc:ocn898770986
LC Classification:B828.45
Dewey Decimal:121.34

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The philosophy of perception; 2 A theory of natural realism; 3 Theories of perceptual experiences; 4 Representationalism: representations as natural signs; 5 Natural realism: Putnam, Austin and Heidegger; 6 Perception: the argument from illusion; 7 The phenomenal and phenomenological senses of looks -- 8 Types of perceptual content; 9 The representationalist-intentionalist thesis; 10 Adverbialist accounts of perceptual experience; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.