This is a book for those who love photography and like to understand how things work. It begins with an introduction to the history and science of photography and addresses questions about the principles of photography, such as why a camera needs a lens, how lenses work, and why…
This book explains how humans can have the impression of consciously feeling things: for example the red of a sunset, the smell of a rose, the sound of a symphony, or a pain. It starts by looking at visual perception. Seeing is not passively receiving information in the brain, b…
The catastrophe of the eye -- A new view of seeing -- Applying the new view of seeing -- The illusion of seeing everything -- Some contentious points -- Towards consciousness -- Types of consciousness -- Phenomenal consciousness, raw feel, and why they're hard -- Squeeze a spong…
This work proposes a novel view to explain how we as humans can have the impression of consciously feeling things: for example the red of a sunset, the smell of a rose, the sound of a symphony, or a pain.
This book explains how humans can have the impression of consciously feeling things: for example the red of a sunset, the smell of a rose, the sound of a symphony, or a pain. It starts by looking at visual perception. Seeing is not passively receiving information in the brain, b…
The author develops a framework for understanding the contents of visual experience, and argues that these contents involve all sorts of complex properties. She analyzes the notion of the contents of experience, and by arguing that theorists of all stripes should accept that exp…
The author develops a framework for understanding the contents of visual experience, and argues that these contents involve all sorts of complex properties. She analyzes the notion of the contents of experience, and by arguing that theorists of all stripes should accept that exp…
What do we see? We are visually conscious of colors and shapes but are we also visually conscious of complex properties such as being John Malkovich? In this book, Susanna Siegel develops a framework for understanding the contents of visual experience and argues that these conte…
What do we see? We are visually conscious of colors and shapes, but are we also visually conscious of complex properties such as being John Malkovich? In this book, Susanna Siegel develops a framework for understanding the contents of visual experience, and argues that these con…
What do we see? We are visually conscious of colors and shapes, but are we also visually conscious of complex properties such as being John Malkovich? In this book, Susanna Siegel develops a framework for understanding the contents of visual experience, and argues that these con…