Perception / Barry Maund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maund, Barry.

Series:

Central problems of philosophy (Montreal, Quebec)

Central problems of philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perception (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

x, 227 p.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An account of major issues in the philosophy of perception, highlighting its importance in a range of philosophical fields. Topics covered include: natural realism; theories of perceptual experience; representationalism; the argument from illusion; phenomenological senses; and more.

Contents:

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:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-8325-4

OCLC:

767669845