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Perception.
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 ha...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 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.